Birth of an actor

"Unbelievable, the masked killer is actually Billy?!"

Even though the screening of the film is over, the ending song has been played, and the theater lights have been turned on, there are still many fans who are reluctant to leave their seats, especially those who have always believed that Billy was not the murderer, or that William Brandley Fans who don't know how to play murderers will be hit even harder.

Especially after Billy revealed his true colors, the subsequent development of the plot was even more astonishing: Billy had a good chance at the beginning but the reason why he didn't kill Xi Ni was because Xi Ni was a virgin. Billy was not a virgin anymore, so Billy waved the scythe of death at her; the masked killer was not one person, but two people, Billy was the main culprit responsible for planning everything, Tatum's boyfriend, who has always been a little nervous, showed The muscular and simple-minded Stewart turned out to be an accomplice, and killed his girlfriend Tatum in the garage; Played self-mutilation, and was finally seized by the fate of the protagonist Xi Ni, Randy, reporter Keir and others to turn defeat into victory.

At the Boston Cinema, Carly Evans was still immersed in the plot of the movie after being shocked: "Why did Billy kill Xi Ni, that was his girlfriend!"

"Do you still remember the first victim of the Masked Killer, Xi Ni's mother?" Shanna Evans has a better memory than her sister: "After Billy showed his murderous intentions, he told Xi Ni that her mother Extramarital affairs broke up his family, and I think that's the motive for Billy's crime, and as for Stuart, I can't figure it out either."

"Stuart was completely brainwashed by Billy, he is his believer." A handsome young man in the front row who hadn't left the theater turned his head and joined the conversation between the two sisters: "After knowing the truth, go back to the previous plot, actually There are quite a lot of doubts about Billy - I still remember that after Casey played by Drew Barrymore was killed, the whole campus was gossiping about it. The heroine Xi Ni and her classmates gathered to discuss how the killer killed him. Was it the dialogue at the time when Kathy died, Xini asked 'How can I dig out the internal organs of a person?' Stuart replied without thinking, 'Use a knife, cut from the groin to the sternum...' Then Billy warned The look in his eyes stopped him, so Stuart stopped talking. They are only middle school students and not medical students. Who would explain the details of how the wound was made so clearly when the victim's death was mentioned? Except for the murderer or the murderer's accomplice Besides, there will be no third person."

"I remembered!" Shanna Evans continued: "When someone suspected that Stewart was the murderer, Stewart said 'I didn't kill anyone' and looked at Billy, and Billy was Smiling and saying 'I never said you killed a man, man' - the director must have hinted here that the masked killer is actually two people!"

"Also, when the masked killer called the blonde Kathy at the beginning, and asked Kathy if she liked "The Exorcist", and when Billy climbed the window into Xi Ni's house, he also said that he was watching "The Exorcist" at home. The Exorcist and then remembered her—"

"What kind of boyfriend thinks of his girlfriend when watching a horror movie? And it happens to be the same movie that Mask Killer likes!" Shanna Evans said excitedly, feeling that she had fully captured the hint of the director : "Although Billy later used the metaphor of the relationship between men and women to dispel Xi Ni's doubts, is this a coincidence? It's not a coincidence, it's a metaphor! This is basically the foreshadowing that the director has arranged long ago!"

"Your memory is awesome." The little handsome guy looked at Shanna Evans with a smile and said in a complimenting tone.

Shanna Evans smiled back: "Your ones aren't bad either."

The smell of hormones soared in the air.

The little handsome guy hesitated for a moment, and asked with a searching expression: "Uh, I think there may be more hidden details in the movie that we haven't discovered. Do you want to watch it again tomorrow night?"

Shanna Evans smiled shyly and was about to answer, when Carly Evans held her cheeks and shouted in a trance: "Yes, yes! I will come with you! Although William played a serial Killer, but I still find him evil and charming, there must be something wrong! I'm going to watch the movie again to find out why!"

Little handsome guy: "..."

Shanna Evans: "..." I want to tape my sister's mouth shut!

……

At the entrance of the movie theater at Columbus University, Rachel wrapped her coat tightly as soon as she felt the cool wind outside.

Seeing this, Victor immediately unbuttoned his coat and covered his girlfriend in.

Rachel hesitated when Victor put his arm around her shoulders, but she got in anyway: "If, I mean, if, we slept together, you wouldn't want to kill me like Billy would." ?” she said half-jokingly.

"Did you go crazy watching movies, Rachel?" Victor rolled his eyes: "I'm not that perverted."

"When I saw the scene where Billy's eyes changed in the theater, I really felt a little creepy. To be honest, I always saw Billy as William before, especially when he climbed the window. It's almost like a "Romeo and Juliet" drama, but in the end, William's shadow disappeared from Billy, Billy is so evil, terrible, covered in blood like he just crawled out of hell... ..." Rachel seems to be expressing her opinion with her boyfriend, and she seems to be talking to herself: "William is also great, he looks like a perfect boyfriend when he plays the perfect boyfriend, and he looks like a killer when he plays the killer. I like him more Already!"

"..."

Victor admitted that William Bradley's acting skills are very good. At least in the early stage, Billy is really gentle and innocent, and people will not have any association with the word "killer", but in the later stage, Billy is very cold and bloody. , the posture of holding the gun is so handsome, and if you look at the two stages of Billy together, it seems that this character is schizophrenic-Victor even felt that the director arranged for Billy to be seated in the later period. Ni's killing is even a bit unscientific, as if it ended for a righteous ending, Billy shouldn't die so easily.

However, admiring the actors and hearing Rachel's chattering expression of nympho feelings, Victor still felt a little uncomfortable.

Oops, jealousy was fermenting in his chest again.

……

"NYPD (New York Police Department), sir, please show your identity card." In a New York movie theater, two police detectives in police uniforms stood by the ticket office, very politely to a blond half-long hair, black Says the "Lady" in high heels.

The "lady" with blond hair and black high heels ignored them, and was still staring at the huge poster on the wall - it was the early promotional poster of "Scream", with the title in the middle of the top, and the middle Below are several actors such as William Bradley, Drew Barrymore and Neve Campbell. Of course, William Bradley is standing in the middle.

"Kill me, kill me oh baby." Although he was muttering to William Bradley on the poster, the volume was not too low and could be heard within two or three meters nearby, and , the appearance of a tall and beautiful lady with blond hair, coupled with a hoarse male voice, coupled with this nagging manner, it has been a long time since I saw a customer at the nearest ticket window, and everyone ran away The other ticket windows lined up.

The younger police detective said dryly: "Sir, please show me your ID."

The "lady" with blond hair and stilettos didn't even look at them, and just threw out a driver's license.

The young police detective hurriedly caught it, opened it, and saw that the profile picture on the driver's license was a handsome and clean man, 20 years old, named Jonathan Bates, who lived in Brooklyn, New York.

"Jonathan Bates? Is this a person?" The young police detective looked at the almost indistinguishable man in front of him, and at the photo on the driver's license in his hand, and whispered to his older colleagues.

Not long ago, someone called 911 to report to the New York police, saying that they saw a pervert who behaved suspiciously, not only had obscene behavior in the movie theater, but also yelled "I love you" to the serial killer - the policeman was shocked at the time Jump, and immediately notified the police station of the police situation. The two police detectives who were patrolling nearby rushed to the scene of the report after receiving the order, and were warned by their superiors to keep the phone open. If there is really a serial murderer, they can immediately Ask the bureau for police reinforcements.

Truth be told, the detectives thought citizens were tipping off a recent homicide in New York.But when they arrived at the scene, they discovered that the so-called serial murderer was not a real person at all, but a movie character, and the so-called indecent behavior was only aimed at movie posters--as for transvestites, they are well-informed The NYPD has seen even weirder transvestites. Compared to those transvestites with tattoos all over their bodies, bearded beards and tight golden skirts, this one is so eye-catching up.

However, the good young man does not wear normal clothes, but insists on dressing up as a woman, and the heavy makeup does not look like the photo on the driver's license. It is indeed a bit suspicious. The older police detective put away the driver's license: "Sir, please tell us first Go back to the police station."

Jonathan Bates looked at the poster on the wall reluctantly: "What's the reason, Mr. Detective?

"Someone complained that you have seriously affected the normal business order of the cinema, and we cannot clearly identify you, so please."

"Go back to the police station? Alright—wait, give me a minute." Jonathan Bates didn't do anything else, and with a "tear" sound, he tore off the poster that occupied most of the wall, and folded it neatly Then stuffed it into the carry-on satchel, then stepped on the ten-centimeter stiletto heels and walked out with twisted buttocks.

……

"How do I look?" William asked Lance.

After the premiere, the two stayed for a while to party - when the closing credits sounded, the Melrose Street Theater burst into applause, whether from ordinary audiences, film critics, or people in the media. , so the producer invited a lot of people to the premiere party on a whim. It is impossible for William to be present as the leading actor, but he also stayed at the scene for less than half an hour before finding a chance to slip away, and then he was with Lance Wandering the streets of Melrose, where he barely sleeps.

Lance turned his head, looked at William by the light on the side of the road, and swallowed the "you look delicious" that was almost down his throat-God knows how this sentence came to his mind-and changed it to : "You look great."

"This dress was chosen by my publicist Barbara. If it passes your inspection, it seems that I can formally sign an agency agreement with her." William walked down the deserted street in the early morning with his hands in his pockets. Very casual: "But I wasn't asking you about my clothes, I was asking how I look on screen?"

"It's also great." Seeing William's disbelieving look, Lance smiled and said, "I'm not lying to you, I know you so well, Will, and the you on the screen just now made me feel strange and shocked. That's the proof of your great performance."

William stopped in his tracks: "I'm a horrible serial killer—"

At this time, three men who looked equally drunk passed by. After hearing what William said, they all stopped and stared at him with unbelievable/WTF/horrified eyes, and one of them was wrong and immediately ran away Stance.

"I'm not a serial murderer. I'm an actor and I'm giving a play, so can you stop looking at me like that and continue on your way?" William raised his hands helplessly and explained to the passers-by. After driving, he turned around and looked at Lance helplessly: "What did I want to say to you just now? Well, the spoiler made me forget what I wanted to say."

"It's late, I should leave." Lance stood still at the intersection, and a black extended Rolls Royce turned on its lights 50 meters away.

"Leave? Where are you going?" William looked at Lance in surprise.

"Well, looking for a place to live?"

"I remember that you don't seem to have real estate in the town? Except for the villa in Malibu that is so big that it dominates the entire beach." William frowned and said, "Did I say I want to watch you live in a hotel? No. Come back to the apartment with me."

Lance hesitated for a moment: "I seem to remember that you and your roommate had an agreement that you are not allowed to take anyone back for the night?"

"It's not that you are not allowed to take people back to mess around, and it's not that you are not allowed to stay with friends." William smiled and went to Lalance's hand: "Besides, Toby went back to Santa Monica's house for Christmas, and now I am the only one in the apartment I’m living here—unless you dislike the small and shabby house, you don’t want to go back with me.”

"Nonsense, I think that house is very cozy. It doesn't seem to be far from the apartment, how about walking back?" Lance smiled sideways, "Maybe we can bring some supper back along the way."

"You heard my stomach growl, didn't you?" William adjusted the scarf around his collar, and said helplessly, "I haven't eaten a single thing since I put on this dress, and I even took a few sips of water." Mouth. The premiere ceremony is like this, who knows how I will torture my stomach when I encounter an award ceremony in the future."

"So, Italy, China, Thailand or Spain?"

"Chinese food?"

Lance looked at William: "I'm glad we're still so connected."

Under the dim streetlights, the color of Lance's peacock blue eyes gradually deepened, like sapphires placed on a black velvet lining, but much brighter.

' Lance liked to stare intently at people more and more. ’William thought as he walked to the nearest takeaway Chinese restaurant that was open until 3:[-] in the morning: ‘This habit is not very good. It is easy to be misinterpreted as a wrong signal by people watching, especially when facing girls. Someone mistook Lance for flirting with them.You have to talk to him about it some other day. '

William and Lance made the last order before closing of the Chinese restaurant on the corner. They carried the takeaway boxes through the dark street and climbed the stairs with dim lights. Then William opened the door and the two walked in. Lan Si also helped William, who was carrying a lunch box in both hands, hang up his coat.

The lights were turned on, the curtains were drawn, and isolated from the sleeping city, Lance stepped on the floor with bare feet, and while unbuttoning his heavily restrained shirt, he said, "As I said earlier, this apartment is great. , feels like home." Then he sat on the floor and began to unpack the lunch box.

"That's why Amon urged me to rent an apartment in Beverly Hills several times, and I still choose to live here." William also sat on the floor to arrange the dishes, first took out the paper plates, plates, and plastic forks, and then It's things like fortune cookies, seasoning packets, etc.

Lance's first stroke of chopsticks was dedicated to crispy fried beef tenderloin.

"Your taste is still the same as before." William looked at Lance and said, then extended his chopsticks to the spring rolls.

Lance waited until he swallowed the food in his mouth before saying, "I'm not used to the food in London, but fortunately, the tastes of Chinese restaurants all over the world are similar."

The chef at Roderick's mansion is at the Michelin level. He is best at French, Italian, Spanish and German dishes. The chef has been working happily in Roderick's house since Lance was born. , served the stomachs of all the masters comfortably, but because William loved Chinese food since he was a child, Lance got used to eating Chinese takeaway with him at Bradley's house, and became picky after returning home , and the chef was really confused about how to cook Chinese food, so he resigned and returned to Europe within two years.

Although he didn't have much face-to-face with the chef, William has always felt sorry for him-it was he who gave Lance a crooked French stomach that he had raised since he was a child.

However, Lance also told William that it was not his reason that the chef resigned later, but that at Roderick's house, Jenny Roderick, who admired the chef's craftsmanship the most, had passed away. It became more and more difficult to serve, so the chef who saved enough money resigned and went back to Paris to open a restaurant. I heard that the restaurant was awarded two Michelin stars within two years of opening. Lance once went to Paris to patronize , and was treated like family.

On the menu, Lance likes spring rolls, crispy fried beef tenderloin and General Tso's chicken, William's taste is more Chinese, not only what Lance likes, but also William loves all dishes filled with red chili oil—— Whether it is New York or Los Angeles, Cantonese cuisine occupies an absolute position in Chinese restaurants. Even many Chinese restaurants that focus on Sichuan cuisine will basically not put spicy dishes on the menu unless someone specifically asks. The customer missed the order. After all, not every American can adapt to the spicy Chinese taste. The three major chili sauces in the United States, Mexican chili sauce, Louisiana chili sauce and the "Red Rooster" brand chili sauce created by overseas Chinese, are actually very average in spiciness. .

Even in a metropolis like New York, William is one of the few Chinese who will go to a Chinese restaurant to eat boiled beef, which looks like pork soaked in chili and red oil. Lance once ate boiled beef when William was munching I said that these foods look very evil, but he secretly tasted them when William was not paying attention, and the result was of course... a tragic diarrhea all night.Lance slept on his stomach the next day and was laughed at by William for a long time.

Seeing Lance's chopsticks dangling over the golden meat in the spicy chicken, and finally moving towards the spring rolls, William couldn't help but think of the other party's dark history again, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

"What are you laughing at?" Lance asked casually.

"Laughing at the fact that you secretly tasted my food, but your butt hurts so much that you slept on your stomach for two days."

Lance's face immediately turned cloudy, with the corners of his mouth curled down, looking unhappy.

William still didn't hold back. Seeing Lance's bad face, he laughed and fell to the floor, almost knocking over the lunch box.

"Very good." Lance said slowly, "You're out of Christmas presents this year."

"What kind of gift?"

Lance shrugged, choosing not to answer.

William's heart immediately seemed to be scratched by a cat, and he was extremely curious-the Christmas gift that Lance could sell so closely must not be ordinary things such as wallets, lighters, and gift cards: "Tell me quickly, my friend .”

Lance ate rice by himself.

"Well, you forced me to use the ultimate killer trick—" William cleared his throat: "There will be no desserts this Christmas."

Madeleine's cooking skills are very good. William did not inherit her talent for cooking, but she inherited her talent for making desserts. The apple pies and cupcakes he baked are very, very delicious, and were once evaluated by Danny Byrne as The height of "delicious enough to go to heaven".

However, because the dessert is too hot, in order to prevent himself from being overwhelmed, William seldom touches the oven now. Unless it is a special day and he is very happy, otherwise he would not want to see him busy in the kitchen wearing an apron.

Lance's chopsticks stopped in mid-air: "What? You can't do this!"

"I have cooking skills, but I'm self-willed." Ever since Lance even suggested that William bake an oven of cupcakes for his birthday cake, William knew how much Lance loved his little desserts.

"Will?"

"uh-huh."

Lance stared at William gloomily for a minute, until he came to the conclusion that William was not joking, then took out a small cell phone from his coat pocket and made a call.

Fifteen minutes later, someone rang the doorbell.

Lance looked at William and lifted his chin towards the door.

William ran to open the door and took a tightly packed cardboard box from a man in a black suit and sunglasses: "What is this?"

"Your Christmas present."

William raised his eyebrows: "Give it to me so early, you want to ruin my Christmas surprise?"

Lance blinked. "You can save it for Christmas."

William also very much agreed with Lance's statement... but he just couldn't help it.

So 1 minutes later—

"You gave me a copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone?!"