The Underwater Alliance Chapter 2

He was considered a low-tier actor among the artists signed by the company, and he didn't even have an official fan forum. It wasn't easy for him to reveal his identity, and even if there were paparazzi present, they probably wouldn't bother to make him news.

In this circle, Benjamin is well-known for his introverted personality and being not good at speaking outside of the play. Even though many directors think that his acting skills are okay, they really look down on his personality. In addition, Benjamin's appearance is not particularly outstanding and he is a man, so Benjamin has seen the darkness of the entertainment industry. However, things like unspoken rules will never happen to him even if you search with a lantern.

This may not be a bad thing.

Not everyone wants to be successful and famous. Benjamin is a person who lives in his own world.

To be correct, he is suffering from Asperger's syndrome, which can be simply understood as a type of autism. Benjamin was diagnosed with the disease when he was six years old. It can be said that his life was almost over, but Asperger's syndrome is an extremely special type of autism. People with this disease have no problems with intelligence and can speak, but their thoughts jump a lot and lack coherence. The worst thing is that they never explain what they say. They can memorize many things mechanically and even have a photographic memory, but they have no interest in what they have memorized, do not know how to interact with others, and cannot understand the meaning of other people's expressions and reactions.

Autism is definitely a worldwide problem, and it is mostly unrelated to acquired factors. It is a congenital disease. No expert dares to say that this disease can be cured. Generally, it is treated through exercise, images, and music, hoping that the patient can step out of his own world.

However, one day, the people who took care of Benjamin suddenly found that he was staring at Shakespeare's plays on TV, reciting the words word for word. The more he recited, the more coherent his voice became, and his sentences were no longer stuttering. Later, he could even imitate the actors on TV, repeating the sad, angry and gorgeous lines in a stiff and strange manner. Obviously, he did not understand what Romeo was saying, but that did not affect his retelling.

This was a rare thing he showed interest in, and his parents and attending physician were ecstatic.

For the next ten years, Benjamin's life was filled with countless scripts and TV dramas. It can be said that he slowly escaped from his narrow world through acting. Through the initial mechanical substitution, he regarded himself as the characters in those tragedies and comedies to experience the joys and sorrows of life. He learned what anger is and why people get angry... This kind of thing that normal people are born with is quite difficult for Benjamin to understand. Then he classified and divided it rigidly, and finally he understood what human nature and right and wrong are through accumulation of little by little.

But Asperger's syndrome is still incurable. When he is not in the role he plays, he becomes taciturn and looks like a completely rigid, serious and boring person. He doesn't even have much expression on his face, let alone smile.

Benjamin understands many things and knows many principles, and is almost the same as a normal person, but he is still a person who lacks emotions by nature. No matter how tragic and terrible the event is, his reaction is not just a beat slow, but no reaction at all. Although he will feel incredible or even surprised in his heart, his feelings of fear and pity are very weak. People with his condition do not have much feeling about "being alive" at all.

So the money transactions in the industry, the deliberate suppression, framing and even ridicule of his slightly more famous peers, to be honest, had no impact on Benjamin at all. Face and dignity, or vanity, which are extremely important in the eyes of normal people, Benjamin does not have at all.

This time, he avoided the company charter flight and took a separate flight to Sanya to meet up with the people from the agency. It was also intentional. Benjamin knew that he had to participate in such an event, but he would deliberately leave the group temporarily.

Passengers passed through security checks one after another. After a series of tedious procedures, the plane took off on time and was slowly sliding on the tarmac.

Benjamin, who repeatedly checked her seat belt, had no idea how neurotic her behavior looked in the eyes of her assistant Rayan.

He just had an extremely ominous feeling that he would never be able to come back.

---Will there be a plane crash?

***

The steel wings made by humans are flying ten thousand meters above the sky, with thick clouds below. Amid the roar, it deftly avoids the dark clouds shrouded in lightning. In the past few decades, people have conquered the sky and completely claimed to be the masters of the earth, capable of facing all changes happening on this planet.

Thalassa, also known as the Thalassa Goddess, has a displacement of 160,000 tons. Its fixed route is from Sanya, passing through the South China Sea, the East China Sea, and finally entering the North Pacific. It can be said to be the top cruise ship in Asia.

Benjamin's company, Chaohua Star Entertainment Media, is a well-known entertainment giant in Asia, but chartering such a luxury cruise ship is still a fantasy. The lavishly spending boss Han is not like the rumors say, who would spend such a large sum of money just to pursue a superstar. If he does that, then he is not a successful person, but a brainless prodigal.

Actually, Boss Han held his annual meeting on this cruise ship. In addition to his own regional CEO managers, he also invited all the business tycoons with whom he had business dealings, as well as the princes and young masters who needed to be won over. It was a real money social event, but such attraction was not enough. Those who have no worries about money and power, what they need most is stimulation.

That's right, the so-called invitation of all the artists of Chaohua Star Entertainment Co., Ltd. is better to say that they are invited to liven up the atmosphere, and the role they play is not very wonderful. It can be said that a perfect unspoken rule depends on which rich and powerful person can see the right eye.

Benjamin's only regret was that he had no film to catch during the New Year period. As an unknown actor, he had no chance to appear in any entertainment shows, so he had no reason to refuse.

Sanya has plenty of sunlight, and you can see the coastline while sitting at a small white round table in an open-air cafe.

The waiter standing in front of him, wearing a neat tuxedo and a bow tie, bowed slightly and looked very respectful. However, Benjamin was alone, without a female companion or subordinates, and his status was not high, so the waiter was a little indifferent and did not hand over the expensive wine and coffee bill. He just asked softly:

"What would you like to order, sir?"

Benjamin didn't say anything, just looked at him. In fact, he was waiting for the menu quite seriously.

A minute later, cold sweat began to appear on the waiter's forehead. He was probably muttering in his heart that this guy was a little abnormal. Just when he was feeling extremely embarrassed, he suddenly heard a laugh behind him.

"Senior Xia is here!"

This was an extremely charming woman, her eyelashes were painted with a charming blue with silver powder, and she had a very good figure, a typical S-shaped figure with a protruding front and a curved back. She was especially wearing a blue and white cheongsam, black stockings and bright red high heels. When she walked over with her waist twisted, the men nearby almost popped their eyes out, their gazes glued to her and they couldn't move away.

"Where is the new assistant next to the senior? He has no manners at all, running around on a cruise ship like this. If he offends a young man he shouldn't offend, it will be a disaster."

She took out a long, thin cigarette. The pattern on the smooth silver lighter shell proved that it was a limited edition of a certain brand. She flicked her finger and lightly lit it. The honey-colored lip gloss left a faint mark on the cigarette holder. Her movements were charming and elegant. She flicked her wavy hair and said to the waiter who was staring at her:

"Give this gentleman a soda and a geoduck."

There was a lot of whispering all around.

"Who is that? Looks familiar."

"She seems to be a famous model. Oh, I saw her in Rayli magazine! Her name is An Li!"

Just as countless people were staring at Benjamin with jealous eyes, this woman did not sit down at the table. Instead, she walked on her high heels, cast a few flirtatious glances around her, and walked away as if nothing had happened. In an instant, half of the customers in the open-air cafe were shouting for the bill, and their souls followed her.

It took Benjamin three minutes to figure out the hidden meaning of her words using the rigid logic in his mind.

This is to remind myself not to attract too much attention. It would be best if Rayan could stay out of the cabin less often. There are some influential people on the cruise ship who they definitely cannot afford to offend.

In fact, Benjamin had a bad feeling about this journey from the beginning.

I was very nervous when I was on the plane, and I was still very anxious after I got on the boat. Is it because I don’t have my feet on the ground and therefore lack a sense of security?

People with Asperger's syndrome are very sensitive to numbers, especially when they feel uneasy.

At 5 p.m. on January 7, at table number 17 in the open-air cafe on the far right side of the seventh deck of the Goddess Terrassa, it can be seen that Benjamin is in a strange state of anxiety. He is not seasick, but this feeling comes for no reason.

The Thalassa is nearly 200 meters long, 30 meters wide, and 49 meters above the sea level. It has a total of ten decks. Such a behemoth is a well-established maritime city, not to mention the positioning device and help system. There is no danger of capsizing unless there is a tsunami several hundred meters high. But with satellites in the sky, the captain will know the weather conditions of the surrounding waters at the first time. This is not the era of the Titanic. The highest route of the Thalassa is only about 40 degrees north latitude, and there are no such things as icebergs.

The setting sun painted the sea surface a dazzling golden color.

When night falls, the crazy carnival on the Goddess Thalassa will begin.

Countless men were wearing suits designed by famous designers, of rare brands that were not available in China. They arbitrarily decided on their targets for hunting beauties tonight. They claimed to be successful people and could attract the attention of many beauties with just a gold card or the clothes they wore. However, what made these men feel interesting on this trip was that there were also many celebrities.

The cruise ship was so huge that there were eight bars of different styles and twelve specialty restaurants, including Italian, French, Chinese and Japanese. There was even a real fashion boutique shopping street in the center of the fifth deck. The shops on both sides sold the latest fashions from Paris, Swiss watches, and jewelry with at least seven zeros at the end. This scene stunned Rayan, who was seasick and vomiting half to death and had just crawled out with his life dragged, because he couldn't afford it with all his belongings. He was deeply stimulated by those people who squandered without blinking an eye.

"Brother Xia, I finally know what a truly rich person is!"

Rayan said this with a sad face. He was staring at the menu handed to him by the waiter, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

He had specially found a Chinese restaurant on the lower deck, but 10 steamed dumplings cost 300 yuan, a cup of milk cost 100 yuan, and a bowl of beef noodles cost 100 yuan. What kind of concept is this? (Because it is at sea, helicopters are needed to airlift fresh supplies every day, so the price of milk is ridiculously high ==)

Rayan gritted his teeth and ordered it. The noodles served were no different from the 10-yuan beef noodles on the street!

No, it's not as good as the food on the street, Rayan was so angry that he kept humming. He didn't have the excitement before boarding the ship at all, and he looked sluggish as if he had been hit by frost. Benjamin didn't say anything either. In fact, the seafood he had in the afternoon was not really a meal, but was equivalent to eight bowls of noodles.

"Brother Xia, look, I don't have much money..."

Rayan was stirring the bottom of the bowl with chopsticks.

Benjamin is not a popular actor, and the reason why his income is not low is because he takes on many roles. The director only needs to explain the script once and he will be in good condition throughout the whole process, which makes people feel very relieved. However, even though he has such a good reputation, he only gets paid five or six figures for working hard for two or three months to act in a TV series. How can he compare with those superstars who get paid millions for a movie?

Rayan was his assistant and knew Benjamin's financial situation. In the past, Benjamin paid for every work meal or meal outside, and Rayan felt at ease, but today his outlook on life was severely impacted. This was not the most expensive meal they had ever had, only a few hundred yuan, but when he thought about living on the cruise ship for another half a month, Rayan's face turned pale.

Benjamin seemed to have seen nothing. She took out the room card and signaled the waiter to pay the bill. The Thalassa Goddess cruise ship can temporarily credit a certain amount of money according to the level of the room the guests stay in. The guests only need to settle once a day. For the most luxurious sea view rooms, they can even settle the bill when they get off the ship. Of course, the bill will definitely be an astronomical figure.

Rayan wanted to say something awkwardly, but suddenly there was a strong force behind him, which pushed him down on the table. His head hit the bowl of noodles, and the soup spilled all over him, and his forehead was also scratched.

"Who doesn't have eyes? a55hole..."

Before Rayan finished cursing, he turned around and was so frightened that he stepped back a long way.

He was an old man dressed in a serious and rigid manner. He was originally sitting at a table behind Rayan. Without any warning, he fell down with his head tilted back. His face turned purple and his whole body was twitching. It seemed that he was not breathing. The female secretary that the old man had been hugging was so scared that she was at a loss and screamed.

"He fell down on his own. It has nothing to do with me!" Rayan was so nervous that he kept shouting.

Instead, the restaurant's well-trained waiter ran over to take a look, and immediately called the foreman on the radio to notify the ship's doctor.

"Hello, that's weird?" The waiter looked at the intercom and thought