One Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Eight Fair Trade

"So, you don't know about the paparazzi hiding opposite?"

"What... what..."

Melissa was frightened, she almost jumped up, moved her eyes up and down, left and right, and forced herself to calm down, but it was not easy, her voice began to tremble slightly, she had to Clenching his fists, he stood up suddenly, "Paparazzi? What? Where are the paparazzi?"

Between the lights and flint, Melissa made a decision. The survival instinct/energy burst out with huge energy, and she couldn't care about her embarrassment. After standing up, Melissa looked at Renly again nervously. , "What happened just now was recorded by the paparazzi, will they have any misunderstanding? I can explain to them that it was just a misunderstanding, and I accidentally fell down."

The subtext is that she doesn't know anything about the paparazzi. Even if there is a paparazzi, it must be because of Renly. After all, Renly is the focus of attention in North America and is always exposed to the paparazzi's lens.

Quick-witted and quick-witted, maybe Melissa is not smart, but at this time, she also showed a bit of quick-wittedness. In a crisis situation, she has stimulated her potential, and her performance at this time is much more realistic than before.

But even if Renly hadn't seen the trick before, Melissa couldn't get it right now: The acting was so pompous, it was like a high school stage play. It's no wonder that Melissa was able to play the leading role in cw TV's "Supergirl" later. She is indeed very suitable for teen-oriented idol dramas, and now you can capture some clues.

"Are you sure?" Renly said meaningfully. "Are you sure you didn't know there was a paparazzi hiding in a corner of that building on the other side of the block? You sure you didn't know he was shooting from the back of the front and back, very easy. Create a dislocation effect? ​​Are you sure you don't know that the paparazzi is hiding now with a guilty conscience?"

Melissa just froze in place, the words of denial had poured into her throat, but under the gaze of Renly's eyes, she was speechless.

"Did you know? The paparazzi who wait at my door every day never hide their stature, because they need a better camera angle. They are just waiting here, so why hide? Do you still know? They are waiting at my house every day. The paparazzi at the door know very well that I won't have any news during the filming, and they don't even want to wait here?"

Renly is not a personality who likes to explain, because facts are facts, and sooner or later the truth will be revealed; at the same time, he does not enjoy the process of using facts to push the other party into the corner, and it is unnecessary to be aggressive.

But at this moment, Renly is laying out all the facts, which really makes Melissa feel ashamed, as if she had met the stylist Melvin Bly on the Upper East Side for the Emmys. Des general. Truly full on fire, and as anyone familiar with Renly knows, Melissa touched his bottom line.

Melissa fell into an ice cellar.

Renly ignored it, turned his head and shouted in the opposite direction, "Sir, please come out? Please come out while we can talk in peace; otherwise, even if you are now If you don’t come out, in the future, after you sell the photos, I can always know the source. Or are you going to hide the fruits of today’s labor forever from the light of day?”

damn it!

John pressed his back against the wall, smashed the wall with his right fist, and cursed fiercely, "Damn it!"

Although he had guessed for a long time, things would definitely not go too smoothly; but who knows, it is really unlucky to be seen through so simply! Unlucky home!

John is fighting between heaven and man, go out? Still not going out?

At the end of the hesitation, John still remembered the words of his colleague and friend Joey Murphy: I personally think that Renly is actually a very good person to talk to. He never dodged deliberately,

As long as we can stick to the bottom line, he is the best person to get along with and talk to.

After tossing and turning, John decided to trust Joey for once.

So, John stood up, left his shelter, opened the door, exposed to the sun, and walked step by step towards where Renly and Melissa were.

The paparazzi appeared!

The paparazzi appeared like this!

Melissa was on the verge of collapse. She kept winking at John and looking at Renly's face. She didn't know what to do in the torment. Wrong words may be self-defeating. Between hesitation and struggle, John has come to the front of two people.

Renly lowered his jaw meaningfully, "So you're really hiding there."

"What?" Melissa was stunned.

"What?" John was also stunned, and then John stammered, "But...just now...you...you don't know...then...what's going on..."

Renly gave a wide smile, "Just a chance. I just noticed something vaguely looking like a camera, right next to the flower pot, but couldn't quite confirm it, so I shouted and tried. Try it." Renly wasn't Sherlock Holmes, how could he possibly know everything in every detail?

John opened his mouth, "Then am I... taking the initiative to deliver it to the door?"

Ren Li pursed the corners of his mouth, looking relaxed and freehand.

John was both stunned and annoyed, apparently because of Melissa's panic just now, after forcing John to stand up, when he hid again, his figure and camera were not completely hidden, so he was seen through, otherwise, his The camouflage will never be detected at all!

But regretting it now is useless, John calmed down quickly, and dealing with the situation at hand is the top priority.

Two thoughts swirled rapidly in John's mind: should he choose to continue to the end and publish the photos according to the plan, Melissa could still have the upper hand, and Renly might also fall into a rut; or should he choose to release a friendly signal , using these photos as a bargaining chip to build a good partnership with Renly?

Melissa? Or Renly?

This is not a difficult choice. John turned on the camera in his hand, took out the memory card inside, and took the initiative to hand it over, "You can accept it, and today's events will be regarded as never happened."

"You!" Melissa took a half step forward and looked at John in disbelief. There was no dialogue, no negotiation, or even confrontation. The other party actually broke the contract like this?

John didn't care, "I will refund the related expenses. I will also take the responsibility for the failure of this mission. You can spread the hype." It still has an impact on reputation, but in John's view, if you can hook up with Renly, then nothing else matters.

"I..." Melissa is still trying to say something, she doesn't care about the cost and reputation at all, what she needs is the result, even if Renly has seen it, she still hopes that this time the plan can be completed, the exposure rate is what the most important.

But before the words could be said, Renly, who was standing beside him, said, "No, you can keep it."

Refused?

Actually refused!

Melissa and John both looked at Renly with surprise, they couldn't believe their ears - there were so many accidents today that the brain couldn't handle it.

why?

"You can publish today's photos. Whether it's the truth or the lie, I don't care too much." Renly said lightly. After the anger has settled down, he has now regained his composure and his mind has turned quickly.

In fact, after the news is released, whether it is the way Melissa thinks, or the truth of the matter is announced honestly, for Renly, the impact is really limited. Whether it is public opinion or industry rumors, Renly doesn't care. Don't even bother to explain -

After the "hypegate" incident, Renly has grown immune to such things.

The thing Renly was really worried about was the "popping drummer".

If relevant news or even negative news breaks out now, people can easily blur the focus, especially for independent films, it is a serious disruption, and it is likely to affect Damien Chazelle and the entire crew. work, and even future releases.

In Renly's eyes, a Melissa Benoist can't be compared to a "Crack Drummer."

So Renly's focus was never on himself or Melissa.

"But we can make a deal." Renly said immediately, which made John's right hand holding the memory card stop in mid-air, and looked over curiously, "I have an important message for you, you can save the memory The card is kept, the only requirement is that it will be released after the 'Booming Drummer' is completed, as for how to announce it and what content, it is entirely up to you."

But how to respond is up to Renly.

Even if Renly didn't say this, John knew it, and he folded his fingers and said with a smile, "Deal."

John didn't ask what the news was at all, nor did he measure the fairness of the value of the news. For him, establishing a personal relationship with Renly was the best bargaining chip.

If it is a really smart person, it would be a wise choice to simply destroy the memory card at this time, and express sincerity before Renly really shows his bargaining chips.

Such an idea flashed in John's mind, but he is not a hero after all - otherwise he would not accept Melissa's invitation today, after all, he still couldn't give up the petty profit in his hand, and the idea was quickly pinched. After it was extinguished, he still firmly held the memory card in his palm.

"John, you...you can't do this! We've already agreed, you can't do this!" Melissa finally found her voice and watched everything in stunned silence. Renly didn't even expend any effort, just using After two sentences, the situation was completely reversed, so what should she do? What can she do now?

unfair. It's not fair!