People must grow up after all. This sentence is actually very scary, because adults kill all the ideal states in life as a matter of course, and then spread the concept of "there are no dreams in reality" to every young person thinking they are smart and rational. , the money world composed of tea, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea is the real reality. Those dreams, those passions, those purity, those expectations, etc. are all empty talk.
It is true that this is part of life, and adults have indeed seen the true face of reality: cruel and ruthless, boring and cold; but from the moment dreams and blood are abandoned, life is just about survival, not real life. Life, the meaning of those brilliant colors was cut off and extinguished, and then it ran lifelessly towards the finish line of death. Living is just living.
Lu Ke could not blame Emily or Jay, because this is their life, this is the world they see from their perspective. The difficulties and censure they face are objective and real, and they will not be affected by their relationship with each other. The friendship between them disappeared; but Lu Ke regretted that their perspective and method of looking at the problem did not try to solve the problem, but put all the responsibilities on Lu Ke.
It's as if...as if by simply finding someone to blame, all the problems would disappear and they could be freed.
Unfortunately, this is not the right way to solve the problem.
The world of adults is very boring, but also very sensible. You can always find a correct way to solve problems. The root cause is that most people can't find it.
Lu Ke cast his gaze towards Jay. He hoped that Jay could say something. No matter what it was, as long as Jay could try to defend or refute, it meant that those words were just Emily's interpretation; but now, Jay But he fell silent, which meant that Emily's statement was correct, at least in part. This made Jay unable to refute duplicitously, which made Lu Ke's mood sink slightly.
call……
Welcome to the world of adults.
However, Lu Ke will not live like an "adult". He has his own persistence, from Ryan Baldwin to Myles Scott, from Randy Moss to Anquan Boldin, from Ted - From Gene to Patrick Willis to David Akins, and finally to himself, he has his own persistence. Otherwise, the San Francisco 49ers would not be what they are now. He understands the laws of the adult world. , but it doesn’t mean he will compromise.
"Emily, are you discussing these words just now as a friend or as a job?" Lu Ke finally spoke.
Emily was stunned for a moment, and she reflexively retorted, "You are trying to quibble!"
Lu Ke chuckled. He was the only one present who could still smile. This made Emily feel the attack of disdain and contempt. She was about to explode again, but this time Lu Ke took the lead, "Let us be clear. One thing is that work is work and friendship is friendship. These are two things. If you come to visit me as a friend, then I am Lu Ke. If you come to interview me as a reporter, then I am San Francisco 49. A person’s number fourteen, those are two completely different things.”
"The problem now is that you want to interview the San Francisco 49ers quarterback as a friend. Isn't this that you are trying to change the concept? Let me tell you, as the San Francisco 49ers quarterback, my friend is Those friends who play alongside the team are the nine people who support us and are neutral fans who cheer and shout for us, but they will definitely not be reporters."
Lu Ke cast his gaze towards Emily. Although he was smiling now, his eyes gradually lost their warmth.
"Let me tell you in more straightforward words, when it comes to work, you have interests that you need to protect, and I also have principles that I need to uphold. We are opposites, which also means that I am absolutely not Maybe I will become friends with you. So, don’t test the bottom line of my work as a friend, because I clearly know what you can do for exclusive hot spots. Don’t forget that I am also one of you. How can I compare to you media reporters if you are so hypocritical?"
"You came in the name of friends to spy on the team's secrets. After completing the exclusive report, you created value for yourself. You gained fame and focus, but the price was to betray the team's secrets to the enemy. Does this mean that you are working for us? "We serve our sworn enemies in the same district, so can I ask: Are you on Seattle's side, or on our side? Or... are you standing on your own interests, ah? Dear friends!"
Lu Ke, who was full of cynicism, laughter and curses, didn't even need to raise his voice, which was enough to completely break Emily and Jay apart.
"I think Jay is a friend, always has been, and still is, because Jay truly understands how much Logan and I have sacrificed for our dreams, and Jay has always stood by us in the face of the bombardment of media reporters. Bian, I have not forgotten this friendship and I will never forget it.”
"But, Jay, if you really treat me as a friend, there are many ways to work things out. Emily, let me tell you what a true friend would choose to do."
“A true friend will call me and ask me if I can arrange an interview, if I can help contact my teammates for interviews, if I can let you know in advance before something is destined to be exposed, and my answer is yes, within my ability. I'm willing to help wherever possible."
"Instead of aggressively using friendship to threaten me and force me, hoping that I will give you exclusives, hoping that I will betray the team and fans; instead of using friendship to make transactions and chips, hoping that its significance can be measured with numbers and value. .”
"Emily, tell me, how many exclusives does my friendship with Jay deserve? One? Two? Or ten? So, if I tell Jay ten exclusives now, does it mean nothing? No longer friends? This friendship just canceled out and disappeared completely?"
"Either in the name of friends, consider each other; or in the name of work, everything is official. Don't use the name of friends to cover your selfishness, it will only make you ugly and small."
"You said that Logan and I are superior? You are wrong. It's not that we look down on you, but that you look down on yourselves. You make yourselves small. Also, let me tell you, the original protagonist of today's dinner is It doesn’t belong to me and Logan, but to you, so why should we pay the bill?”
There is always a solution to things.
Regrettably, some people always choose the worst solution, and then openly tell themselves that this is the only solution, but they do not know that this "only" solution is destroying their lives bit by bit. After their lives became ruins, they passed the responsibility to society and others to whitewash themselves. This is the real loser.
After saying these words calmly and frankly, Lu Ke no longer looked at Emily, but glanced at Jay.
From graduation to now, nearly three years have passed, and they have all changed more or less. Lu Ke had no way of knowing how bad Jay's condition was, so he didn't tell anyone or ask, and then gradually... Walking further and further away. Lu Ke didn't know Emily, and they didn't have much interaction with each other, but Lu Ke knew Jay. Although he couldn't be sure now how much he knew Jay, he still kept the best image of Jay in his mind.
"Yesterday at the post-game press conference, when they asked me again if I was better than Cam, I couldn't hold it back and fought back. Then, you were the first to stand up and applaud. Ha, I was thinking at that time , the reporters should be complaining: I planted a spy among them, and this work can no longer continue."
Lu Ke said this without any end, but it hit Jay hard. He mumbled his lips and tried to say something, but in the end he still couldn't.
Lu Ke still regards Jay as a friend. Although life has caused their paths to move forward slightly, and the friendship accumulated in their youth will eventually fade; but this does not mean that they have completely parted ways. They are still friends, but Some things have just changed.
Jay couldn't speak, but the sadness and confusion in his eyes lingered, and he just stared at Lu Ke blankly.
Lu Ke showed a smile and gently nodded towards Jay, as if he was comforting and saying goodbye. His gentle and bright eyes contained too many complicated emotions, but... after all, there was no longer the same emotion as before. Closeness and enthusiasm, the light deep in the soul seems to be dimmed.
"Tonight is a wonderful time, a special moment for you. You should enjoy the world of two people. From what I heard, there seems to be no such excitement and happiness after getting married, so you must take it seriously now. ." Lu Ke made a joke in a relaxed tone, "Then, the light bulb next to me and I will stop disturbing you. Emily, congratulations! Jay is a good man, and I wish you happiness."
After saying that, Lu Ke greeted Logan, stood up and left.
"Bambi..." Jay finally made a voice, trying to say something, but found that all the words were so weak, and finally stopped in place.
Lu Ke walked over and patted Jay on the shoulder, "See you on the official news day."
This time, without stopping any longer, he greeted Logan and left together.
After all, Logan was still a little upset. He glared hard at Emily and then cast his gaze at Jay. After all, he still didn't speak and just followed Lu Ke's footsteps and left.
At this time, the waiter carrying the first appetizer moved out of the way, allowing Lu Ke and Logan to leave. After the guests walked away, he stepped forward again, but unexpectedly found that only four people were left at the table. After two seats, he hesitated slightly, "Next, shall we still dine with four people?"
