The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 1035 Stabbing in the Back
"So, you're preparing to fight back, right? You're going to fight for the role, right?"

"Honestly, I always felt that Sony Columbia's decision was weird. Why would they want to replace you? It doesn't make any sense."

"It's not your Spider-Man. It tastes different."

Her tense nerves relaxed a little, and Kristen became a little talkative, pouring out all the thoughts in her mind. It can be seen that she was sincere.

After she finished speaking, she realized all this and looked at Anson with a slightly embarrassed expression.

Anson responded with a smile, "I still remember that you agreed to audition because of me. Now it seems that you really like me. Will Jack be jealous?"

"Ha. Ha. You're still as funny as ever. Jack said you're no match for him at all." Kristen said generously.

Anson shrugged slightly, "I can't stop others from daydreaming."

This time, Kristen finally relaxed and laughed out loud.

Then, Anson looked at Kristen. "Really, don't worry about me. I already know the news, and I will do my best to get the role; but you still look worried, so, is there anything else?"

Christen's expression was a little unnatural, and struggle and hesitation could be clearly seen between her brows.

Anson, "It's Jack, right?"

Christen gasped and stared at Anson in amazement.

Although he didn't say it, the answer was obvious.

The Jack mentioned here is not Jack Forrest, but Jack Gyllenhaal.

Anson raised his chin slightly, "So, it is indeed Jack."

"Let me guess, Sony Columbia was looking for a successor because of my injury, and they were prepared for both scenarios, and Jack was one of them."

"The point is, Jack was very interested and he wanted to say yes."

"You don't agree with this idea, but you don't know how to choose."

"One is your boyfriend, and the other is your partner and friend, and this friend is also a friend of your boyfriend. You are not even sure whether you should tell your friend, because you don't know whether you should choose friendship or love, so you seem to be torn apart."

Kristen covered her mouth with her hands, her face full of disbelief.

Because Anson was right about everything, completely, 100 percent.

Taking two steps back, Christen looked Anson up and down in disbelief.

For a second, Christen wanted to turn around and run away. She knew she should tell Anson, but that would be betraying Jack; but if she said nothing and waited for Jack to stab Anson in the back, that would be betraying Anson. She couldn't make a choice.

Either way, it meant she had let someone down.

Her heart told her to choose justice, and put aside love and friendship, she should choose the right thing; but if only things were that simple.

In fact, Kristen had a fierce argument with Jack about this. More than once, she tried to persuade Jack to give up this ridiculous idea, but Jack refused, which led to the escalation of their arguments.

Kristen wanted to tell Anson.

But when the time came, she couldn't say anything. Even though she was extremely disappointed with Jack and even though she was very confident in front of Jack, she couldn't say a word when she stood in front of Anson.

Doing the right thing is easier said than done.

Even now, as Anson poked at the answer, Christen was still pulling, wavering, unable to make a choice.

Christen stared at Anson blankly.

Calm, calm, and composed. No anger, no sadness, no bitterness, and even no fluctuations.

Kristen was shocked. "Aren't you sad? Don't you feel betrayed?"

Anson, "Should I?"

It was such a matter of course that Kristen didn't know how to refute it for a moment.

Anson, "Look, although there is friendship in Hollywood, opportunities are opportunities, and everyone is equal in front of opportunities. There is no friendship to speak of. If necessary, family and love should be put aside. This is professionalism."

"For Jack, this is an opportunity, an opportunity for a breakthrough in his career. He seized the opportunity with his own strength without stealing or robbing. He doesn't need to feel guilty, and he doesn't need to avoid suspicion."

"If it weren't for our relationship, I believe you would also encourage him to fight for it, right?"

Kristen shook her head repeatedly. "But the point is, we are friends, and there should be a bottom line."

Anson, "Kristen, you should know how important this opportunity is to Jack's career. He should do his best to seize it."

Kristen refused, using all her strength, "No, this isn't how it should be."

"I know, I know that in Hollywood, in the face of real interests, everything is cold and cruel, friendship and love are all gone; but we are not beasts, we should have reason and conscience, right?"

Indeed, it should be so.

So people often say that there is an ideal society and a real society. The ideal is full, while the reality is skinny.

From Hayden Christensen to Brad Renfro, including the "Friends" crew, Anson is gradually integrating into this real world of fame and fortune.

In fact, Anson adapted better than he thought. After all, he had seen all kinds of human nature in his previous life.

Some things, if I get them, I'm lucky; if I don't, it's my fate.

As a child star, Kristen has been in Hollywood for more than ten years, experiencing everything she should and shouldn't have experienced; Jack was born into a Hollywood family, and has been influenced by his parents since he was a child, so he knows the rules of the world of fame and fortune very well.

But the thing is, some people, after experiencing those dark times, begin to go with the flow and keep telling themselves that everyone does this, so it is normal for them to do the same and there is nothing to be surprised about; while some people are more eager for light and hope, trying to believe that there is still a good part in human nature, and that just because everyone does this doesn't mean that such behavior itself is right.

Looking at Christen who was struggling in front of him, Anson smiled bitterly, "So, what do you want Jack to do?"

"Reject with a righteous attitude and demonstrate your righteousness and integrity?"

"Hey, Kristen, you've been in this industry longer than me. You should know that opportunities seem countless, but in fact they are not that many. Countless actors compete for such a small number of opportunities. It is very rare for one out of the hundred actors to stand out."

"I'm not talking about the top actors, I'm just talking about the blue-collar actors that you often see in Hollywood. They're not that simple either."

"You can't ask Jack to just give up an opportunity like this."

Kristen understood, of course she understood.

It was precisely because she understood that she struggled. Even when she stood in front of Anson, she still couldn't say it out loud.

But, “Aren’t you angry?” Kristen asked. “I thought you were friends.”

Anson said softly, "I thought we were, too."

Behind the understated words, there is a hint of bitterness.

Then, Anson changed the subject, smiled again, regained his usual spirit, and continued nonchalantly, "But friends are friends, and work is work, right?"

(End of this chapter)