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"Your Highness, you have brought the blame upon yourself."

Klein and Terry met for the third time, and it seemed that the mask of the past could no longer be worn. Klein spoke sharply and didn't give any face.

Terry didn't seem to care. He reclined on the sofa without the image of a prince, unbuttoned his neckline, and gave Klein a cold look: "I didn't invite you here just to hear you mock me. of."

"Then what is it for?" Klein said, "Is it to hear me praise you?"

Terry pursed his lips tightly, with a displeased look on his face.

"I thought I made it very clear in my letter," Klein said, "Your Highness, you asked for it yourself. You are the crown prince. Although you are no longer the crown prince, since you are supported by the people, all you have to do is comply with the Their expectations, sitting dignifiedly on the throne, in this regard, you are really remiss. However, I have to admit, you are really unlucky. Covering up my heart, I feel worthless for the film itself."

Terry's eyes change color with the light, sometimes green, sometimes gray, and at the moment they are a deep green in the night light.

These green eyes met Klein's blue eyes for a while, Terry looked away and said coldly, "Thank you."

"But this is not necessarily a bad thing," Klein said, "I mean that you are no longer the crown prince."

There was a slight smile on Terry's face: "Now the person who hates me the most in the whole country is my sister."

Terry was deprived of the right to inherit the throne, and the first heir became Anna, and Terry's death this time was too creative, at least she couldn't match it in a short time.

Anna was basically mad.

"I have to go, Your Highness." Klein glanced at his watch, "In five minutes, your bodyguard will knock on the door."

"Let them wait."

"Your Highness," Klein stood up, "We will meet again."

Terry also stood up: "From the first time I saw you, I knew you were of the same kind."

Klein stared at him: "Your Highness, the first time I saw you, I thought you were beautiful, but you have to know that this is impossible."

Terry pursed his lips again and opened the door for Klein.

***

"Legend of Earthsea 1" still respects the original work, "Legend of Earthsea 2" is said to be adapted from "Tomb of Earthsea", but in fact it has been changed beyond recognition.

Short stories such as "Tales from Earthsea" cannot be made into movies alone anyway, so they were simply changed and included in "Legends from Earthsea 2". The silent and veiled love between Ged and the heroine Tenar was changed to superficial and exaggerated .

"James Ged," remarked Sylvia, the actress who played the heroine Tenar.

This is a brown-skinned beauty mixed with blood from five or six countries, with a proud and sharp personality.

"Movies and novels are two different things," Klein said.

"This movie made you famous." Sylvia said, "Speaking of which, from the first one, you can't talk about respecting the original book. In the original book, Ged is the dark-skinned one."

"Tenar is fair-skinned." Klein smiled, "But politics has to be correct, and movies have to make money."

After "Legend of Earthsea 2" was released, there was a lot of criticism, but the box office was actually good, higher than "Legend of Earthsea 1".

Klein was gay, but his appearance matched Sylvia very well. The audience didn't know the truth, and felt that although the plot was vulgar, the hero and heroine were really an eye-catching on-screen couple.

The producers are excited to start preparations for "Legend of Earthsea 3".

Klein is almost 30 years old and is gradually entering the golden age of an actor.

With the fame brought to him by "Legend of Earth Sea", the number of movies he received in country A also increased accordingly.

***

After the film turmoil, Terry resigned from the Royal Repertory Theater. Without a job, he went back to university to study for a Master of Arts.

The pioneer director couldn't stay in country B, so he went to country M to develop, and the rich second generation seemed to be angry and wanted to continue to be his investor.

Within a few years, Terry wrote several scripts under an alias, and gave them to avant-garde directors to shoot.

The pioneer director took the rich second generation's money, changed his mind and made a B-grade movie with a popular plot, which sold well.

"Earn?" The rich second generation said, "I don't care about this, is there any topic? Like last time?"

"Master," the pioneer director threw the cigarette on the ground and stomped it out, "You are more fucking difficult than a prince!!!"

The angry avant-garde director didn't know how his life became like this, what about his art?What about his pursuit?Why are his collaborators and investors like this?

The angry avant-garde director began to make extremely vulgar B-movies. He changed Terry's script beyond recognition, but kept the most novel ideas - Terry's script had many problems but there were always good ideas, and the other parts came from no matter how vulgar .His films began to sell well, and within a few years he was making a lot of money.

Terry was very dissatisfied when he saw the finished product, but he still sent the discs of each movie to Klein, and Klein wrote him film reviews as usual.

They had become such a bizarre relationship that Terry was fine with it occasionally, but most of the time he was pissed off.

He is no longer the crown prince, the media attention is given to Princess Anna, and he is getting more and more neglected. Without the help of the media, the people will soon forget him. Now he is just an ordinary member of the royal family, but his career remains the same. There is no light in sight.

***

In "Legend of Earthsea 3", Ged is still the hero, but he is not the only one. Earthsea has another hero, Arren.

Arren was not a wizard like Ged, he was a king, Arren was a boy when he appeared, and the original book has described it thus: "His face must have been cast in golden bronze, so that it looked so well molded, so Stable and steady."

Actors must have golden beauty, a princely temperament, be young, but not green, and look harmonious when standing with Klein, but there must be an age difference. Such actors are not easy to find.

The casting director found someone who was similar and asked him to play with Klein. Some actors performed well and had a chemical reaction with Klein, but the director said: "It's not good enough."

About a week later, Klein said, "I actually have a candidate."

The director looked at him with terrifying eyes: "Why didn't you say it earlier?"

"Because I'm afraid it will be difficult to invite him." Facing the director's puzzled gaze, Klein said, "You let a real mage play the mage, so why don't you let a real prince play the prince?"

***

The fourth time Terry and Klein met was on set.

In fact, Terry is only two years younger than Klein, but he is slightly shorter than Klein, and his appearance and temperament are also small. After Klein put on makeup, the two stood together, perfectly showing the age difference in the original book.

"You are the son of the Prince of Yinglad Island and the Yinglad Islands, and a descendant of Lord Morad."

Terry has not read the original work, and only briefly listened to the director's introduction of the characters, but he just stood there, that is, the stable and confident prince who received court education from an early age, the one who will follow Ged to the other side of the sea to be reborn.

The director was very excited: "This is the Arren I want!"

But before that, there is still a problem that needs to be solved. Terry is not Klein. Except for his old-fashioned parents, no one hinders Klein from becoming an actor. Even if Terry is no longer the crown prince, it is not easy to participate in movies. What's more, the incident was so big a few years ago.

Unexpectedly, the problem was solved smoothly. The Royal Household Office held a meeting and agreed to let Terry participate in "Legend of Earthsea".

The logic of the Royal Housekeeping Department is this: before Terry faded out of people's sight, the last impression left to people was "that perverted prince who made a perverted movie and played a perverted role". A positive role in a mainstream film is a good way to go.

***

Klein recommended Terry out of appreciation and friendship, but he soon discovered that this might be a mistake.

During several months of filming, the two had so many scenes against each other, they faced each other almost day and night, and the only gay people around them were each other. is impossible.

The media and bodyguards only make the relationship seem more irritating.

They originally wanted to use a one-night stand to solve this deadly sexual attraction, but then found that if it didn't work for one night, then it would work for two nights, and if it didn't work for two nights, it would just continue until the end of the filming.

They have a tacit understanding not to talk about their relationship, and they will return to the friendship relationship after the shooting is over by default.

"Legend of Earthsea 3" was very successful, regardless of word of mouth or box office, but after that, Terry still couldn't get the film, so he could only continue to write his script, and by the way, he went to study for a doctor of literature.

But "Legend of Earthsea 3" opened a hole for him after all, and after a few years, he won his second movie role in his life.

He and Klein never returned to friendship. It was not so easy to let go of a lover who was compatible physically and mentally, so it developed into an underground relationship.

The royal family's public relations department made a thick stack of plans, all of which were swept to the ground by Terry: "I don't care about anything else, but he can't come out, you have no right to ask him to do so!"

For the first time in his life, the head of the royal family's public relations department had sympathy for Terry.

Terry didn't know that others misunderstood him. In fact, it was not Klein's request to come out, but Terry's request. He insisted that Klein develop his career without external interference.

"If you dare to come out, I will break up with you!"

Klein felt in a daze that this wasn't his boyfriend, but his brainless career fan.

A few years later, when Klein came to King B's palace, he felt that everyone was looking at him like a scumbag.

Especially the king, who felt that he would order his execution in the next moment, if the king's order was still useful.

"Did they misunderstand me?"

"Probably because you don't want to come out," Terry said casually.

"..."

"Although it is my request, it is also your expectation, isn't it?"

"I'm not going to stand in the way of my career by coming out for a nonsense reason, but Terry, you're not a nonsense reason."

They stood on the lawn of the palace, Terry's eyes were clear green in the sun.

This was Klein's favorite color, but Terry closed his eyes.

Klein put his arms around his shoulders: "We are not lovers who just met. Since we can tolerate each other for so long, then have some confidence in our future, Terry."

"Maybe you're right," Terry opened his eyes, showing a rare soft expression, but only for a moment, he turned into that arrogant and reserved prince again, "But you are still not allowed to come out until I agree. "

***

Mary has won Klein's trust with her loyalty and ability. With the development of Klein's career, her life has regained its brilliance and gained a new love.

Klein brought Terry to Mary's wedding, and Klein asked quietly, "Terry, if I marry you, will I have a prince title?"

Terry frowned and said, "If you are from country B, there will be, but it is impossible for you to become a citizen of country B. Why do you suddenly ask about this?" His eyes suddenly sharpened, "Do you want to come out?"

"No, I'm in the closet. So, there won't be a wedding of the century?"

"What are you dreaming about?" Terry squinted at him, "Your Highness, if I marry you, what title will I have?"

"You are male. There is no precedent for this. A first priest had a male lover hundreds of years ago. The end result was that the first priest was assassinated and the male lover was burned to death."

"..."

"Be thankful that we were all born in a civilized society."

"More rotten than a monarchy," muttered Terry.

"Yeah, we are antiques in the new era, and you still don't allow me to come out."

"Wait until your career is no longer likely to rise, if we haven't broken up by then, you can do whatever you want."

When Klein finally came out, there was as much uproar as Terry's film debut, but his career didn't stall or regress, and he and Terry didn't break up.

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The author has something to say: ① Sylvia satirizes the movie portraying Ged like James Bond.