"Believe me, this is not my first time watching a rugby match live." Faced with Lu Ke's teasing, Leonardo rolled his eyes exaggeratedly, and then raised his chin arrogantly, without concealing his disgust at all. His expression seemed to condemn Lu Ke's ignorance, treating him as a country boy, "I'm just not interested, it doesn't mean I haven't seen it. These are two different things."
Lu Ke could feel Leonardo's aggressiveness, which was exactly the same as when they first met.
He wasn't sure what the reason was. Maybe it was the airs of Hollywood's top stars, or maybe it was Leonardo's personal personality and habits. After all, in comparison, he was just a rookie player who had just started.
However, Lu Ke was not timid or flinched at all, "So what brought you to the Candlestick Stadium today? I think interest is definitely not your teacher." Calmly, Lu Ke launched a counterattack, " Wait, are you really here just for...me?"
It was profound. Lu Ke deliberately lengthened his voice slightly, and at the same time looked Leonardo up and down. The hints in his eyes immediately made the words have a deeper meaning.
Such a counterattack was indeed beyond Leonardo's expectation. After being stunned for a moment, he immediately understood the deep meaning of the words, and the conditioned reflex of self-protection launched a counterattack, saying sharply, "Hey! Be careful! Your words!”
After living in Hollywood's fame and fortune fair for many years, especially after the popularity of "Titanic", Leonardo became more and more cautious about making friends, because everyone has a purpose, and friendship is no longer pure, but even love and family affection is also like this. Except for the friends before he became famous, Leonardo's circle of friends is getting smaller and smaller, and every new friend is very, very difficult.
But at this time, after subconsciously fighting back, Leonardo saw the polite smile on the corner of Lu Ke's mouth, and took a half step back in a friendly manner, widening the distance between the two people, without any intention of getting closer, let alone It was only then that he realized the intention of attacking. It was just a joke.
If the other party was just a stranger, Leonardo would definitely not overreact; but after the last unexpected acquaintance, and Lu Ke is not a Hollywood person, but a Chinese professional player working hard in the NFL, all this makes him look like He is a friend worth making, and it is precisely because of this that Leonardo is more cautious.
Now it seems that his nerves are obviously too tight.
Leonardo shook his head gently, showed a wry smile, and felt helpless about his reaction, and said softly, "I'm sorry."
Lu Ke raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, "I have always heard that Hollywood is a fighting arena. I thought it was just a vivid metaphor, but now it seems that it should be an analogy." This is a complaint. Leonardo is too aggressive. "Then you are still complaining that rugby games are too violent? Gentlemen, this is not very kind."
Then, Leonardo saw Lu Ke shaking his head solemnly to express regret and denial.
In an instant, Leonardo couldn't hold back his smile and chuckled, "Honestly, you can be an excellent reporter or a talk show host."
"Then, football will lack an excellent quarterback." Lu Ke added, "If there is a loss, there will be a gain, and if there is a gain, there will be a loss. This is a conservation theorem."
The confidence in his words made Leonardo laugh happily and nod his head repeatedly. He liked this kind of humor and this way of talking.
"You haven't answered my question just now." Lu Ke further said, "You came to Candlestick Stadium obviously not to watch the game, and not for me." Seeing Leonardo preparing to defend, Lu Ke laughed. He said, "Forget about those teammates who don't know why. You and I both know that we have only met once. I don't think we can be called friends."
Leonardo was stunned for a moment, then smiled and nodded in affirmation.
"I need a place to get away from those annoying paparazzi." Leonardo told the truth. "They are like lingering flies, always buzzing in my ears. I can go to Staples I'd have to watch the game at Stade's Stadium, but they could always find me, and rugby was obviously the most unexpected choice."
This time, there was no politeness or lies. Leonardo told all the facts, "In addition, I have met Eli Manning several times. I am not familiar with him, but at least it is a name I have heard. . Before I knew it, I was here."
Lu Ke nodded in approval. This was a possibility. "Now it seems that there are definitely more than two names of rugby players you have heard of." This was the joke between the two people in their last conversation.
Leonardo hesitated for a moment, then woke up his memory, and laughed happily. The more he thought about it, the funnier it became, and the brighter his smile became. "Besides these reasons, to be honest, there is still some curiosity."
"It's not just the NFL. As far as I know, there are really not many Chinese-American players in the four major professional leagues in the United States. Why did you choose football? If you choose basketball, maybe things will be much easier. At least, Yao's current performance is Very outstanding." As Leonardo spoke, he gradually noticed the disgust on Lu Ke's face. He couldn't help but tilted his head, "Hey, I'm serious!"
"I know." Lu Ke nodded, then shrugged and gave his opinion seriously, "But obviously, you are not material for a reporter. You are still suitable for the career of an actor. Your questions are old-fashioned and boring, and It’s all cliché and no one cares.”
Leonardo couldn't believe his ears, "...are you serious?"
"Of course, I'm serious." Lu Ke rambled, "Either for dreams, persistence, money, oh, I forgot, and for interests, nothing more than these. Although I'm Chinese and I chose rugby, but at the end of the day, the reasons are the same."
Finally, Lu Ke raised his head and showed a big smile, "Isn't it?"
Leonardo blinked and began to think seriously about whether he should turn away angrily or laugh ridiculously. In the end, he chose the latter, "God, you're such a funny guy."
Lu Ke also chuckled, "If you want to listen to Chicken Soup for the Soul, I can tell you a story about how I fell in love with rugby as a child and how I joined this sport. I promise, Oprah Winfrey I will definitely burst into tears. But..." At this point, Lu Ke's words suddenly stopped.
The smile stopped at the corner of Leonardo's mouth, and he followed Lu Ke's gaze.
I don't know when, the footsteps of the two people came to the stands. Looking around, the turbulent red ocean was gradually ebbing, but the excitement and happiness floating in the air were still surging. The mighty red seemed It can fill the whole world. The Candlestick Stadium at this moment is breathtakingly beautiful.
"But the fact is, I like it." Lu Ke said simply, "I like the feeling of standing on the court, I like the feeling of being so nervous at critical moments that my palms sweat, and I like the feeling of defeating the opponent with wisdom in the confrontation. .That’s all.”
Everyone has an innocent heart at the beginning of their dreams, a pure and simple innocent heart; but on the road to chasing dreams, they gradually forget the purity of the past, and even forget the original intention at the beginning. Then he got lost in the torrent of life, and finally became a mediocre member of society doing nothing.
Leonardo stood there, Lu Ke's figure still lingering in his ears, but his irritable mood calmed down involuntarily.
Recently, Leonardo has been at a career low.
Beginning with "Gangs of New York" in 2002, Leonardo officially started his pursuit of the Oscar-winning actor, and has gone through many movies such as "The Aviator", "The Departed", "Blood Diamond", and "Revolutionary Road" After the continuous explosion of works, he suddenly fell into a bottleneck.
Last year's "Inception" and "Shutter Island" failed to reach the Oscar nomination stage, and this year's "Hoover" encountered Waterloo early in the first half of the awards season, ushering in criticism from film critics. Christmas hasn't even arrived yet, and it's already been determined in advance that this year we will miss the final stage of the competition.
In a daze, Leonardo also fell into confusion, unsure of his goals, his current situation, and even whether he was a competent actor. The entanglement of the paparazzi made things worse, so he fled Los Angeles and came to San Francisco.
Now, standing in front of this field and standing next to the young quarterback, Leonardo's doubts still have not been answered, but his mood has gradually eased. "Just because I like it," he liked this answer, as if he could catch a glimpse of the sound of his persistently beating innocent heart hitting his chest.
"Today's game was thrilling and beautiful. For the fans, this is the happiest time." Leonardo said with a smile. Although he is not a football fan, he is a basketball fan. For this kind of emotion , naturally felt the same way, "Did you really not feel nervous or weak during the last few attacks?"
In fact, during the zero-second attack, at least twice, Lu Ke's passes were slightly deviated, and the accuracy was not too high. However, in the end the attack failed to succeed, and the influencing factors were all-round. In the final moments, every player on and off the court must bear corresponding pressure.
"In fact, you can't feel nervous at the critical moment of the game, because you have to concentrate on the game. If you feel nervous, it means you are distracted, which is the worst." Lu Ke said sincerely.
Leonardo suddenly realized, "That's it! No wonder, let me just say, at several critical moments of the Lakers' games, those players started to lose focus! No, it's still heart failure."
Basketball fans are still basketball fans.
