Chapter 2650 Hollywood Rhapsody (8)
Chapter 2650 Hollywood Rhapsody (8)
Chapter 2650 Hollywood Rhapsody (VIII)
It was spring time now, and it was too boring to sit here and listen to them quarrel. Steve suggested going to the beach to take a walk, and also to see the seaside environment here, which would be a good place to hold a beach wedding.
The others had no objections, so Peter went upstairs to ask the ladies for their opinions. They didn't want to just sit on the beach, but Carter found the nearest shopping district to the beach on his phone, so they decided to go shopping.
The men had no objection, so the two groups set off together. However, because of their different destinations, the men and women were separated into two cars. Peter drove with Stark, Steve and Jarvis, while Schiller drove with Strange, Iceman Bobby, and Eddie who was filming in the back seat.
He was checking the footage he had just shot, and Schiller glanced in the rearview mirror and noticed that the unit had focused on shooting the ladies.
Not surprisingly, Wanda and Polaris started arguing again, but out of consideration for the children, they didn't argue too seriously, just a few words at odds. Judging from Eddie's expression, he was probably choosing which word to use to mute them.
"Are you ladies okay?" Schiller asked with concern.
"They look a little impatient and full of pressure." Eddie replied without looking up: "I can't remember how many times I raised my legs and wanted to run."
“Is it so horrible? Even more horrible than interviewing those politicians?”
"Politicians are never scary, they know the media too well." Eddie said: "I have heard their answers before I even saw them, which is completely expected, but the girls are not like that, they speak as if to surprise people."
Strange smiled and said, "It seems that your pursuit of that lady has not been smooth. Is it related to the fact that you haven't fed her dog recently?"
Eddie pursed his lips and complained, "When are you going to shut up? Tony hates you for a reason."
"Because I like to tell the truth, and you always like false flattery." Strange pointed out bluntly, "Or it's because you claim that you like to tell the truth, but you know better than anyone that the truth is not so pleasant to hear."
"It's not like my connection to her is just about the dog!"
"What else?"
"And dog food." Venom's hoarse voice sounded in the car, "He actually asked people what brand of dog food is better."
"That's because I want a dog too..."
"You're dreaming!" said Venom. "You know I will eat it that night, and not even a hair will be left for you!"
"It seems that he is also an obstacle to your love." Strange said sarcastically: "I'm not referring to the dog, but the mud in your body."
"I'm not mud!!!"
"Okay, okay, Venom..." Eddie soothed patiently, and then added: "You know he has a bad temper, but you still insist on provoking him. If he bites you one day, I won't reimburse the medical expenses."
Schiller noticed that Bobby looked a little worried, so he asked, "What's wrong? Bobby, why do you look distracted?"
"It seems that your love life is not going smoothly either." Strange interrupted at the right time: "But no matter who it is, it will not be smooth sailing when facing that green-haired girl."
"It has nothing to do with Luna. I was just thinking about our future work arrangements. She no longer wants to go to the Andromeda Galaxy, but they need a lot of manpower over there, especially me. I don't want to abandon her..."
"Are you afraid that someone else will take advantage of you? Or are you the one who takes advantage of you?"
"Well, Lorna broke up with Summers before because Summers always interfered with her plans and always tried to control her, and Lorna couldn't stand it..."
"So she came to you, a poor little spare tire?"
"I really don't know how he could say such a thing." Bobby smiled helplessly during the backstage interview and said, "It was indeed Tony who was wrong at the banquet that day. He did not have enough respect for the profession of doctor. But at that time I knew that I couldn't say that Dr. Strange was completely innocent. His words were too harsh."
"Stephen is like this to everyone." Eddie also made a rare appearance in the backstage interview. He said: "There is a difference between liking to tell the truth and having to tell the truth in such an unpleasant way. He just wants to deliberately attack others to show himself. It's not that Tony can't stand him, but it's only Tony's level of bad mouth that can match his. "
"Haha, did he really say that?" Stark, who was being interviewed backstage, was very happy. He grinned and said, "Because he can't get along well with anyone, he uses this straightforward way of attacking others to show that he doesn't want to get along with them. This way he can cover up the fact that he can't make friends and the fact that he is a loser. He is the poor guy who is always on the edge of the crowd."
"The source of Stephen Strange's aggression is very complicated." During the backstage interview, Schiller, who was sitting by the window in his office, gestured back and forth in front of his chest and said, "People show aggression sometimes to express their emotions, sometimes to gain a sense of security, or it is itself a different thing."
"Expressing emotions can make people feel relaxed, relieve the pressure on their shoulders, and make them feel safe. However, if they are always in an aggressive state for a period of time, it only proves that this aggressive attitude does not allow them to truly express their emotions, and naturally does not make them feel relaxed and gain a sense of security."
"We call this false aggression. It's not bluffing, but they themselves think that as long as they use words to attack others and make others uncomfortable, they can achieve the purpose of venting their emotions, but in fact they can't."
"Say something uncomfortable to others and observe their uncomfortable expressions. In fact, they don't feel happy or proud, but they hypnotize themselves that they do and regard this as the only lifeline, which means that their other emotional channels are completely closed."
"Over time, they really think they can get happiness from other people's discomfort, but fake is fake, their emotions are not really expressed, and their stress is not really relieved. This habitual attack has no use except to close their other emotional channels."
"They feel this emptiness and feel that they are not aggressive enough, that their malice is not enough, and that they can only be happier if they make others more uncomfortable, so they become more and more extreme and more and more empty."
"This is a very typical process of a psychological problem evolving into a symptom of a mental illness. When it develops to the end stage, such patients will show symptoms of schizophrenia, such as constant mumbling, loud cursing, and loss of language logic..."
Schiller leaned forward slightly, as if the person filming him had asked him a question. He then nodded and said, "Yes, it's not surprising. There are many people like this in life. You are not the only one who is unlucky."
Then the man asked another question, and Schiller said after listening: "The causes... are very complicated. In most cases, it may come from the closure of other channels for emotional expression. For example, they were ignored by family members when they were young, and ignored by social groups when they grew up, resulting in them having no other channels for emotional expression."
"Stephen is not entirely like that. Although he probably couldn't fit into the big city circles for a while, he was very talented, worked hard, and became famous very early, so he wouldn't be ignored all the time."
"In my opinion, his condition stems from his excessive focus on himself, or his extraordinary concentration, which is the root of his success and also the source of his mental instability."
"Because he is too focused, he never thinks about other ways to express his emotions. He only thinks about relying on himself for everything, and thinks that as long as he is focused enough, there is nothing else worth pursuing. The same is true when it comes to practicing magic."
"For surgery and magic training, this is a powerful talent that is one in a million, but for being a normal person, it is a bit morbid."
Schiller paused for a moment, still obviously listening to the question, and then he said, "Of course there is a solution, but this is not a sudden illness, there is no specific medicine, it requires years of accumulated effort, I can only ensure that Stephen's condition does not get worse."
Strange's words completely chilled the atmosphere in the car. The Iceman glared at him, but Schiller turned the steering wheel and said casually, "What about you? What do you think of the lady that the teacher introduced to you last time?"
Eddie's ears immediately perked up, even Venom popped out from his shoulder, and the two of them had the same gossipy gleam in their eyes.
"I don't have time to think about this right now." Strange turned his head away somewhat unnaturally and said, "I have more important things to do."
"Yes, it is important to keep an eye on the portal usage records." Schiller said with a smile: "Are you disappointed not to see the name you want to see?"
Eddie and Venom were almost squeezed into the front seat, two pairs of eyes, one big and one small, rolling around, their faces full of the expression "Who? Who is it?"
Bobby showed a look of disgust and said, "So you have a crush on her? Then you might as well be a spare tire. At least Lorna knows that I like her, and Summers and I are also in fair competition."
Strange narrowed his eyes and looked at Schiller. Suddenly, he showed a look of understanding and said angrily, "Are you using mind reading again? You damn psychiatrist..."
"I'll say it again, I can't read your mind." Schiller sighed tiredly and said, "This is also one of the common misunderstandings of psychologists. We really can't hypnotize you when you are not prepared and then learn the deepest secrets in your heart. We can't do that."
"Then how did you know I was watching the portal..."
"Because you were staring at the portal like that," Schiller said. "You didn't think you were lonely and desolate standing on the top floor of Kamar-Taj? How silly."
Strange glared at Schiller.
But the topic was successfully diverted, and the remaining two people in the car were wondering who this Supreme Sorcerer, who seemed to have no worldly desires, had taken a fancy to.
Strange seemed to be lost in other thoughts. Schiller said as he drove, "If you close off your other emotional outlets and leave only one for yourself, then you are doomed to be like other Stranges, going crazy for this only lifeline."
"I wouldn't do that!" Strange raised his voice and said, "I can't give up my career for love like them, or even destroy the universe. That's the behavior of a madman!"
"I'm surprised that you don't think you're crazy." Schiller pretended to be surprised and said, "I didn't expect you to think so highly of yourself as Tony."
"I am different from him!"
"No, you are exactly the same, both of you are egomaniacs."
"Is this the level of a professional psychologist? Is this the only level you have?"
"Yes, but it's more than enough to deal with you megalomaniacs."
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