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Chapter 123 Appearance

That being said, David certainly wouldn't risk making such a stream-of-consciousness work; the risk is too high. It's safer to make movies that the audience can both understand and feel.

The next morning, the crew continued filming the scenes from the day before.

Pierce stood behind the door, looking through the one-way glass at Kevin Spacey, who was standing there being questioned.

"Captain, let's get straight to the point."

The chief didn't waste any words and went straight to the point: "Nine citizens have testified that you assaulted Garcia."

"However, we have a witness who is willing to identify all the people involved and testify that you only acted after you were attacked."

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The prosecutor sitting to the side tacitly cooperated with the bureau chief, working in unison.

"Anything else?"

Spacey asked calmly.

"And you will testify that only three people have received their pensions, while the others are innocent."

"Thanks, I'm not the kind of person who snitches."

Kevin Spacey said what they expected.

The director took over, "I guarantee I'll only give you a lenient punishment of suspension, and then temporarily transfer you from the narcotics squad to the morals squad."

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Spacey looked completely indifferent.

"Once you're transferred back from the morals department, you can go back to making shows."

It wasn't until the bureau chief said those words that his expression gradually froze, and he stopped chuckling.

He straightened his head and asked somewhat uncertainly, "The show?"

"The Police Network Heroes, Wensheng."

"We'll have to temporarily reduce your public profile." The bureau chief's tone became somewhat smug as he noticed the change in the other person's expression.

"Jack, I've always thought you were very smart."

Dudley, sitting to Spacey's right, offered him a way out, saying, "I've always thought you were smart; don't suddenly become stupid."

"Okay, I'll be your witness."

"The grand jury will hear your testimony tomorrow."

The leader continued to explain the points that needed attention, but Kevin Spacey seemed to sense something and turned to glance at the glass door leading to the next room.

"You can leave now."

After Spacey left the office, the chief went to the glass and affirmed to Pierce next door, "That's settled then, officer. Make a good impression before the grand jury tomorrow."

"Put on a nice suit and show it off. And Ed, take off your glasses."

Here we need to explain why Spacey's character values ​​the role of a consultant for a television program so much.

Um, this should be a variety show, not a TV series or movie, like "Running Man".

First, his role as a television program consultant was his core source of fame and fortune. He used this position to become the police department's "star detective," gaining massive exposure, and simultaneously cultivating deep connections with gossip reporters at the *Hush* newspaper, through fabricated stories...

Exposing the sex scandals of Hollywood stars to earn extra money is his "cash cow" outside the regular police system.

Secondly, the reason he doesn't have to spend long hours at dangerous drug enforcement and major crime scenes is because of his more clerical consultant role, which allows him to navigate the gray areas of the police and entertainment industries and maintain a comfortable lifestyle.

In other words, this is his main source of income and comfort zone, and its importance is roughly equivalent to that of "Running Man" to Li Chen.

Then it's not surprising that he changed his attitude so quickly.

Spacey was walking down the hallway when he saw Pierce standing in front of the door.

"So you were the witness," he said suddenly. "I should have guessed."

"What did the bureau chief give you?"

"What did you give me?"

Pierce repeated unconsciously.

"Yes! What benefits did I give you?"

"You're an expert at giving favors." Pierce rarely took off his glasses. "I was just doing my job."

"You've just seized a golden opportunity, college student," Spacey clearly didn't believe his official pronouncements. "You must have gotten something out of it so you won't have to deal with those colleagues who hate you so much anymore."

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"If they promote you, you'd better watch out. Some people in the department are going to die a horrible death this time, and you'll be working with them."

"And what about yourself?"

"I just found three old geezers who will be fishing in Oregon next week."

Kevin Spacey said shrewdly, "I'm much more innocent than you, you're really smart."

After Pierce took off his glasses, David finally understood why Pierce, despite his excellent acting skills, was always "famous for his roles but not for himself."

There's no other reason; he's just not handsome enough.

After he and Nolan finished working together on "Memento," the two initially had a very pleasant working relationship.

However, after Nolan and Warner signed a priority cooperation agreement, a Warner executive made it clear that he did not approve of Guy Pearce's performance at all and publicly told his agent that "Guy Pearce will never be used."

This directly caused the other party to miss out on roles in Warner Bros. films such as Nolan's subsequent "Batman Begins" and "The Prestige".

In the acting profession, appearance is actually very important. You either need to be good-looking enough or have a memorable appearance.

Kevin Spacey's physical attributes are perfectly suited to playing the role of a calm and mature middle-aged man.

Huang Bo has a very down-to-earth appearance, with a kind of everyday charm and a strange sense of humor, making him quite recognizable. It's a pity that he's now obsessed with playing domineering CEO roles.

"Why did Jack turn and glance at that glass pane?" Kevin Spacey, who had come to look at the camera, asked casually, "Wasn't that glass pane one-way?"

One-way glass, also known as one-way perspective glass, has its most distinctive feature, which is evident in its name.

However, this "one-way visibility" effect is not absolute and is highly dependent on lighting conditions.

Taking the glass used for interrogating criminals in police stations as an example, the reflective surface of this type of glass must face the room where the suspect is located (the monitored side), while the light on the observing side (the monitoring room where the police are located) must be much dimmer than in the interrogation room.

The light ratio is usually controlled at 1:10 or even lower. At this time, the people in the interrogation room can only see an ordinary mirror and cannot see the situation in the monitoring room at all, while the police in the monitoring room can clearly observe every move in the room.

However, if the light intensity on both sides is similar, the one-way vision effect will fail, and people inside can vaguely see the shadows of people outside. Therefore, in actual use, the lighting in the monitoring room is strictly controlled, and even ceiling lights are not installed in principle to avoid disrupting the light difference.

This also explains Kevin Spacey's question: why did Jack turn his head to look at the glass? It wasn't because he had a telepathic connection, but because he saw a shadowy figure next door.

However, that's because he wasn't a real prisoner; he was just there to be questioned by his superiors, so there was no need to make it too professional.

When actually interrogating prisoners, explosion-proof one-way glass is generally used, with a thickness of more than 12mm. Its impact resistance is 4 to 5 times that of ordinary glass, in order to prevent accidental breakage.

However, David recalls similar scenes in James Cameron's "True Lies" and Michael Bay's "The Rock"—where prisoners smashed the bulletproof glass from the inside.

The former was hit with a stool, creating a crack but not completely penetrating; the latter was scraped with a coin and elbowed, completely penetrating.

From this perspective, the biggest use of this glass is to make it convenient for people to have sex in their cars at night.

"Oh, is it just because of the glass?"

"Not entirely. You can also understand it from the perspective of the plot."

David naturally knew that what the other person, an award-winning actor, wanted to ask was definitely a question related to the plot and characters, and giving him an answer like "the reason for the glass" would certainly not be enough.

Jack glanced at the glass and realized that he could indeed start by studying the plot.

On the surface, Jack must have been shocked and surprised when the leaders used his position as a TV program consultant to blackmail him; otherwise, his expression wouldn't have frozen instantly.

He assumed the three leaders were unaware of his secret, and indeed they were. The bureau chief and the prosecutor were two different people; it was normal for high-ranking officials not to know about their subordinates' personal lives.

It's normal that Dudley, who is in charge of criminal investigation, didn't know, because Jack wasn't in the criminal investigation team at all; he was in the narcotics squad. Otherwise, he wouldn't have gone to such lengths to arrest celebrities for smoking marijuana.

So his affair must have been tipped off by a colleague. Analyzing the plot, the officers in the Hollywood precinct are very united, and there are almost no snitches.

That's why he glanced at the glass; as he looked, he wondered which bastard had betrayed him.

When he came out of the office and saw Pierce, he guessed that it was the other man who was behind it.

After all, he had chatted with the other party for a while last night, and he may have inadvertently revealed his interest in the consultant's position, which the other party remembered.