Chapter 27 Little Robert Downey!

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  Belle, Jeremy and Christina were all heatedly discussing, only Robert was pouring red wine with nothing to do, completely unmoved.

  "Robert, what's wrong with you? Come on and express your opinion!" Christina said irritably, kicking her foot out in annoyance since Robert didn't say a word.

  "I have nothing to say, I don't want to play along!" Robert slammed the red wine down and stood up, ready to walk out of the room.

  Zhou Shaoming was stunned, and Bell and Jeremy also stopped discussing, looking at Robert with suspicion who was drunk.

  "Are you out of your mind?!" Christina exclaimed. "How many people dream of starring in a movie, and you're the lead! Do you know how many people would kill to be in Smith's shoes if he didn't choose you?! How can you just throw away this chance at stardom in Hollywood?! This is utterly shameful!"

  Robert turned back, and his face suddenly showed an inexplicable color. For a moment, Zhou Shaoming could see the strange light bursting out of his eyes, but it quickly dimmed: "Acting in movies? I can't act, Smith Zhou, have you found someone?"

  After finishing speaking, he pushed open the door and wanted to leave this place.

  "Don't go!" Zhou Shaoming was in a hurry. How could he let the leading actor pointed by the system leave? What about his own movie? What about permanent erectile dysfunction?

  Jumping up and pulling Robert, with a force that almost pulled him to the ground, Zhou Shaoming angrily shouted: "You can't do this! As a man, how can you not even dare to undertake what you promised? This is filming a movie, not letting you go kill people and set fires! Why are you so unwilling to act?"

  "I can't act, I really can't act, I'm useless, no use at all, never useful again!" Robert stretched out his hand, staring blankly at the blood vessels on it that rose and fell like snakes, covered with fine needle holes, shocking to behold.

  "Let it go! Don't take it to heart! I know you've missed out before, but that's nothing! You said you were once in the spotlight, and then thrown away like trash by everyone. It's not anyone else's fault, it's your own. You gave up on yourself, defeated by others' ridicule, sarcasm, and disdain! If you're willing, if you want to, you can get back up again!" Zhou Shaoming was trying his best to encourage the wavering Robert, and aside from the system's rigid requirements, he was also willing to lend a helping hand to this guy who had been drowning in the toxic sea.

  "What you said is right, but every time I make up my mind, I still can't do it. I've been disappointed too many times already. Sorry, Smith Zhou." Robert's face was stiff, obviously moved by Zhou Shaoming's words, but after standing still for half a day, he still dejectedly lowered his head and slowly walked out the door.

  "Don't go, Robert! Zhou needs you, we all need you!" Christina shouted, not knowing why Zhou Shao Ming insisted on having this guy as the lead, but he was the director, what he said went! So although angry, she still tried to persuade him to stay.

  Without looking back, Robert walked out of the door with one foot deep and one shallow.

  Zhou Shaoming was almost furious, this guy who had been racking his brains like a stone in a toilet pit was not only smelly but also hard and stubbornly incurable.

  "Listen up, Robert! You're nothing but a pile of dog shit! A worthless piece of crap that can't even be used to wipe the wall!" Zhou Shaoming stretched out his right hand and raised his middle finger high in the air. "I know you've been wanting to leave for more than just one or two days now! To you, this place is just a free hotel, a free inn! No matter how much of my red wine you sneakily drink, no matter how dirty you make my expensive Persian rug, I won't get angry. But you need to know that not every idiot will tolerate it forever! Do you think I brought you here and made you the main character just because I'm a good person or out of my mind? Let me tell you, I treated you as a friend, wanting to help you when you were in trouble! You said no one cared about you, but I've been caring about you all along! You need to be clear, crystal clear, about what your future will be like! Will it be spending the rest of your life freeloading off me, being a parasite that needs others' pity? Your future is in your own hands! Idiot, it's all in your own hands!"

  Robert's face changed greatly, and he didn't know if it was because of the red wine, his face turned bright red and purple, he stared at Zhou Shaoming with a trembling gaze, his heart full of struggle.

  Bale, who had been quiet on the sidelines until now, stood up and said sincerely: "Little Robert Downey, you were nominated for Best Actor at the Oscars in 1992 for your outstanding performance in 'Chaplin', just as you said, you were indeed in the spotlight. Later, you took a detour, encountered difficulties in life, but I hope you can pick yourself up, just like Smith said, your future is in your own hands, it's just a matter of whether you're willing to pay the price or not. Come on, let's join hands and make our mark on film history!"

  Little Robert Downey! He's Little Robert Downey! Zhou Shaoming, Christina and Jeremy Ren were all shocked. Such a super big shot has fallen to such a state, it's really shocking.

  Everyone was unaware that the unkempt and disheveled man was actually Robert Downey Jr., except for Bell, who had a keen eye and thought Zhou Shaoming had a lot of connections, so he invited a big star and remained silent until Robert Downey Jr. wanted to leave, then he realized what happened and tried to persuade him to stay.

  Christina gazed incredulously at the dejected Robert, unable to associate him with the Oscar-nominated sensation of 1992. Her mouth agape in astonishment, she suddenly found it hilarious and foolish that she had recently given him an acting test.

  Jeremy Renner stood up friendly, stretched out his hand and said encouragingly: "Hey, buddy, everyone has times that are not so good, forget those unpleasant memories, let's make a movie together, you will be in the spotlight again!"

  Little Robert looked at the four people standing in front of him with difficulty, and said in a harsh tone: "I appreciate your kindness, but... I'm sorry..."

  He walked away with big strides without looking back, leaving four people in the room sighing to themselves.

  Zhou Shaoming said to Christina: "You discuss the script first, I'll go and persuade him."

  Christina hadn't yet recovered from the shock, muttering to herself: "Oh, go ahead and advise him. He's just a snail hiding in his own psychological shadow, afraid to stick his head out, maybe he was ridiculed by others before and became introverted."

  Nodding at others, Zhou Shaoming quickly chased out of the door.

  The spring in America is beautiful, the sky always turns dark at the right time. Now it's more than 7 o'clock in the evening, and the sky has finally turned completely dark. The streetlights, either bright or dim yellow, light up one by one in the night sky, and the neon lights of those bars on the street seem to be working even earlier, reflecting off the transparent glass windows with their colorful and enticing glow, giving off a sense of illusion, as if the American Dream that everyone is chasing has really come true. The Thinking Bar is located at the intersection of two streets, hidden in a bustling yet quiet corner, Zhou Shaoming pulled Robert, who was reluctant to come, here.