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《夜行者》（Nightcrawler）讲述一个年轻记者在夜晚的洛杉矶拍摄犯罪现场最终自己也卷入“犯罪”的故事。Lou Bloom（Jake Gyllenhaal饰）是一名充满激情的年轻人，迫切地想得到一份工作。他发现，自己或许可以在报道洛杉矶地下犯罪活动方面有一番作为。于是，他跟其他敢于冒险的摄影师们一样，闯入了那个既危险又刺激的“夜行”世界。所谓“夜行”（Nightcrawler），指的就是自由记者和摄影师们四处拍摄暴力犯罪的影像，并将其卖给电视台相关节目组的行为。来自电视台的经验丰富的女导播Nina（Rene Russo饰）成为了Lou的合作者。然而很快，他就模糊了正与邪的界限，从一名旁观者变成了他镜头中故事里犯下罪行的“明星”。
《夜行者》多少有着《华尔街之狼》（The Wolf of Wall Street）的影子，充斥着金钱、背叛与欲望。而Jake Gyllenhaal在影片中奉献了自己2014年最好的表演。这部电影描绘了一张不道德且冰冷的野心家面孔在洛杉矶的黑夜中疾驰的画面。
通过倒卖盗窃的金属原料为生的Lou Bloom试图寻找一份长久的工作，却因自己的身份遭到了废料场老板的拒绝。
Lou Bloom： I 1）guesstimate that I have about 50 pounds of copper wire， hundred pounds of chain-link fence and two 2）manhole covers. The nice thick ones.
Scrap Yard Boss： I’ll give 50 cents a pound for the wire， 15 for the fence， and 10 for the covers.
Lou： That’s below market value. That…
Scrap Yard Boss： Market value？ You know the cops came by asking about manhole covers？
Lou： I’d like to 3）counter at a dollar a pound for the copper， 30 cents a pound for the fence， and 20 cents per for the covers. Scrap Yard Boss： Ah， sell them somewhere else.
Lou： I’d feel good at 75， 25， and 15.
Scrap Yard Boss： I’m not negotiating with you.
Lou： I think we’re close.
Scrap Yard Boss： I’m done.
Lou： I’m willing to take less to establish a business relationship. If that’s your last best offer， then I guess I accept.
Scrap Yard Boss： Alright. Drive around back and unload them.
Lou： Excuse me， sir？ I’m looking for a job. In fact， I’ve made up my mind to find a career that I can learn and grow into. Who am I？ I’m a hard-worker， I set high goals and I’ve been told that I am persistent. Now， I’m not fooling myself， sir. Having been raised with the self-esteem movement so popular in schools， I used to expect my needs to be considered. But I know that today’s work culture no longer caters to the job loyalty that could be promised to earlier generations. What I believe， sir， is that good things come to those who work their asses off. And that people such as yourself， who reach the top of the mountain， didn’t just fall there. My 4）motto is if you wanna win the lottery， you have to make the money to buy a ticket. Did I say that I worked in a garage？ So， what do you say？ I could start tomorrow， or even why not tonight？
Scrap Yard Boss： No.
Lou： How about an internship then？ A lot of young people are taking unpaid positions to get a foot in the door. That’s something I’d be willing to do. Scrap Yard Boss： I’m not hiring a thief.
卢·布鲁姆：我估计我有50磅左右的铜线，100磅左右的钢丝网围栏和两个井盖，很好很厚的那种。
废料场老板：铜线我给你每磅0.5美元，围栏每磅0.15美元，而井盖每磅0.1美元。
卢：那低于市场价，那……
废料场老板：市场价？你知道警察来打听井盖的事了吗？
卢：我的要价是铜线每磅1美元，围栏每磅0.3美元，而井盖每磅0.2美元。
废料场老板：哦，去别的地方卖吧。
卢：我觉得0.75，0.25和0.15也行。
废料场老板：我没有在跟你讨价还价。
卢：我觉得很接近了。
废料场老板：我就这个价。
卢：为了建立长远的业务关系，我愿意少卖点钱。如果那是你出的最高价，那么我想我可以接受。
废料场老板：好，开到后面卸货吧。
卢：不好意思，先生？我在找工作。事实上，我已经下定决心寻找一个我能够学习和发展的职业。我是谁？我是努力工作的人，我设立远大的目标，别人说我是个有恒心的人。现在，我不是在自欺欺人，先生。我自小受学校盛行的“自尊运动”的熏陶，以前只是期望自身的需求被满足。可我知道，如今的职场缺乏像上几代人那样对工作的忠诚度。先生，我的信条是，只要拼命工作，就会有好的回报。而像您这样事业有成的人，不会就此停滞不前。我的座右铭是，要想中大奖，你得要挣到买彩票的钱。我有说过我在车库工作过吗？那，您意下如何？我可以明天就上班，或者甚至今晚就开始？
废料场老板：不。
卢：实习生怎么样？很多年轻人为了踏入某个行业，从事着不领薪水的职位。那是我也愿意做的事情。
废料场老板：我不会录用一个小偷的。
Lou无意间发现各种事故命案现场的第一手视频资料能够卖给电视台并获得高额回报，于是凭借偷来的自行车换取了一台手持DV和一个警用对讲机，从此作为第一手视频资料提供者走上了新闻媒体从业之路。
Frank Kruse： Yeah？
Nina Romina： Lou Bloom. Frank Kruse， our assignment editor. Play it back.
Police： I got no pulse here.
Nina： That’s the lead. I want to break it up and do a 5）wraparound from the scene. I want a walking stand-up， 6）teaser at five， repeat on the half and I want the copy to start with a warning.
Frank： You’re gonna show this？
Nina： With a warning.
Frank： It’s 7）excessive.
Nina： We should have 8）packages like this every day.
Frank： People are eating breakfast.
Nina： And they’ll talk about it at work. Tie it in with the 9）carjacking last month in Glendale. And the other one， the van in Palms. When was that？ In March？
Frank： In March， yeah.
Nina： It’s a carjacking crime wave. That’s the 10）banner. Call the victim’s family， get a quote， mic it. And you know what to do.
Frank： Yeah.
Nina： How much？
Lou： I’m selling this particular piece for 1，000.
Nina： Not even close. This late， you have nowhere else to go. And the quality’s for shit. I’ll give you 250， that’s the most I’ll do. Now， let’s get you paid. Here you go. Buy yourself some better equipment， a directional mic， and get interviews when you can. You have a good eye.
Lou： Thank you. I’m just beginning， so praise from someone such as yourself， well， you can imagine that it means quite a lot.
Nina： Well， I’ll help in anyway I can. And， of course， you can help me by calling us first. I want you to contact me when you have something.
Lou： Something like this. Nina： That’s right.
Lou： Bloody.
Nina： Well， that’s only part of it. We like crime. Not all crime. Carjacking in Compton， for example. That isn’t news， now is it？ We find our viewers are more interested in urban crime creeping into the suburbs. What that means is a victim， or victims， preferably well-off and white， injured at the hands of the poor or a minority.
Lou： Just crime.
Nina： No. Accidents play. Cars， busses， trains， planes. Fires.
Lou： But bloody.
Nina： Well， 11）graphic. The best and clearest way that I can phrase it to you， Lou， to capture the spirit of what we air， is think of our newscast as a screaming woman running down the street with her throat cut.
Lou： I understand. I’m a very， very quick learner. You will be seeing me again.
Nina： I believe you.
弗兰克·克鲁斯：什么事？
妮娜·罗米娜：这是卢·布鲁姆。这是弗兰克·克鲁斯，我们的指定编辑，回放一遍。
警察：我摸不到脉搏。
妮娜：这个作为头条。我想分解镜头，做个现场环绕式报道。我要边走边讲解的单人报道，五秒钟的片头，中间重播一遍，开头警告观众谨慎观看。
弗兰克：你打算播放这个？
妮娜：开头有警告。
弗兰克：那太血腥了。
妮娜：我们每天都应该有这样的报道。
弗兰克：观众们都在吃早餐呢。
妮娜：可他们会在公司里谈起。和上个月在格兰岱尔市的劫车案放在一起，还有另一起，在帕姆斯的货车抢劫案。那是什么时候的？三月的吧？
弗兰克：对，三月。
妮娜：劫车犯罪潮，这是大字标题。给受害人亲属打电话，录下采访。你知道该做什么。
弗兰克：好。
妮娜：多少钱？
卢：这段录像我要卖一千。
妮娜：贵得离谱。这么晚，你没有别的买家了。画质又那么糟糕。我给你250，这是最高价了。现在就去领钱吧。给你钱，给自己买些好点的设备，指向性麦克风，尽量做些采访。你很有眼光。
卢：谢谢。我刚入行，能得到像你这样的人的称赞，你可以想象意义有多重大。
妮娜：嗯，我会尽量帮忙。当然，若能第一时间打电话给我们，你就是帮我的忙。我想你拍下什么就联系我。
卢：类似这样的录像。
妮娜：没错。
卢：血腥的。
妮娜：嗯，那只是其中一部分。我们喜欢犯罪类，并非所有的犯罪。比如在康普顿的劫车案，就已经不是新闻了，是吧？我们发现观众更感兴趣的，是城市犯罪蔓延到郊区。也就是说，受害人最好是富有的白人，被穷人或少数民族所伤。
卢：只拍犯罪。
妮娜：不。意外事故也不错，包括轿车、巴士、火车、飞机，还有火灾。
卢：但要血腥的。
妮娜：呃，要有画面感。我用最好最清晰的方式向你解释一下，卢，要捕捉到我们想播出的精髓，就把我们的新闻想象成一个喉咙被划开的女子，在大街上狂跑、尖叫。
卢：我明白了。我学东西非常非常快，你会再见到我的。
妮娜：我相信你。
对于职居高位的导播Nina，Lou从男人的角度给予审美上的夸赞，从下级的角度给予服从权威的敬仰，以及关系动摇时对于其核心利益的一针见血，这些软硬兼施的伎俩将老江湖Nina牢牢掌控。Lou的成功策略在于他清楚地知道对方想要的是什么，他只需把两个人的共同利益绑定给她看，如是而已。
Nina： I didn’t wake up until five. My body is so off， I feel like it’s time for breakfast.
Lou： I bet you’re beautiful any time of the day. In fact， I’d say you’re much prettier than Lisa Mays. I like the dark makeup on your eyes. I also like the way you smell.
Nina： So， where you from， Lou？ Lou： The north end of the Valley. Some of the calls sometimes take me over there， but nobody I know still lives out there. You’re from Philadelphia， Pennsylvania. Nina： How d’you know that？
Lou： It’s online. Everything about you is online. Not everything， but definitely a lot. I’ve watched all the videos from when you were a reporter. I’m sure you look at those， of course.
Nina： No. No， God， no. Not without a drink in my hand.
Lou： I watch my work all the time.
Nina： Yeah？ Do you want to become a reporter？
Lou： No.
Nina： Most of you guys want air time. Lou： Not me. I want to be the guy that owns the station that owns the camera. The business is going well， but in order to grow to the next level， I need to stay one step ahead of my competition and take risks. I also need financial support to 12）implement expansion. Would you like another Margarita？
Nina： One’s enough.
Lou： Thanks for coming out to talk. The place I’m in now is that I want a relationship with someone I can team up with and share， like we share the same job and hours and 13）whatnot. I could go down a 14）laundry list， but you get the idea.
Nina： Yes. Well， I hope you find someone.
Lou： Here’s the thing about that， Nina. I’m quite certain I already have.
Nina： Okay. Let me put this politely. I only came out to dinner with you， Lou， purely as a professional 15）courtesy.
Lou： Thank you. ’Cause I don’t think it’s any secret that I’ve single-handedly raised the unit price of your ratings book.
Nina： Our ratings book price？ Whoa！
Lou： I’m a very fast learner. We had a conversation where I specifically mentioned that. Do you remember that？ Well， do you？
Nina： Yes.
Lou： I recently learned， for instance， that most Americans watch local news to stay informed. I also learned that the average half-hour of Los Angeles television news packs all of its local government coverage including law enforcement， budget， transportation， education and immigration into 22 seconds. Local crime stories， however， not only usually led the news but filled 14 times the broadcast， averaging five minutes and seven seconds. KWLA relies heavily on such stories. With Los Angeles crime rates going down， I think that makes items like mine particularly valuable. Like rare animals. I can only imagine that your needs will increase during next month’s rating sweeps period.
Nina： Ooh！ Yeah. Well， we certainly appreciate what you do.
妮娜：我下午5点才醒来。我的身体还处于休息状态，我感觉像是在吃早餐。
卢：我相信你一天任何时候都是美丽的。事实上，我得说你比丽莎·梅斯（KWLA 电视台的节目主播）漂亮得多。我喜欢你黑色的眼妆，也喜欢你身上的香味。 妮娜：那么，你来自哪里，卢？
卢：山谷的北端。有时因为一些案子我会去那里，可我认识的人都不在那里住了。你来自宾夕法尼亚州的费城。
妮娜：你是怎么知道的？
卢：网上有。你的所有信息网上都有。不是全部，但肯定不少了。我看过你所有当记者时的录像。当然，我相信你也看过。
妮娜：不，不，天啊，没有，除非喝酒的时候才看。
卢：我经常看我的作品。
妮娜：是吗？你想当一名记者吗？
卢：不。
妮娜：你们大多数人都想有出镜的机会。卢：我不想。我想成为台长，这些镜头的所有者。目前生意不错，但为了发展到下一个阶段，我需要比竞争对手领先一步，需要冒险，也需要拓展业务的财政支持。你想再来一杯玛格丽特酒吗？（Margarita是鸡尾酒的一种。主要是由龙舌兰酒和各类橙酒及青柠汁等果汁调制而成，一般在餐后饮用的短饮。）
妮娜：一杯就够了。
卢：谢谢你出来跟我聊天。我目前的情况是，我希望结交能与之合作和分享的人，就像我们一样，有同样的工作和时间，诸如此类的东西。我可以列出一张清单那么多，但你懂的。
妮娜：是的，呃，我希望你能找到这样的人。
卢：问题就在这里，妮娜。我很肯定我已经找到了。
妮娜：好吧。让我用客气的话来说，卢，我之所以出来与你共进晚餐，纯粹是出于职业的礼貌。
卢：谢谢。因为我觉得我靠个人的力量提高了你们的收视率，这不是什么秘密了。
妮娜：我们的收视率？哇！
卢：我学东西很快。我们以前交谈时，我特意提过这一点。你还记得吗？记得吗？
妮娜：记得。
卢：比如，我最近学到，大多数美国人看当地新闻只是为了保持消息灵通。我还学到，洛杉矶电视台普通的半小时新闻，把有关当地政府的报道，包括执法部门、预算、交通、教育和移民压缩到22秒。然而，当地的犯罪新闻，不但一般都是头条，报道时间也是前者的14倍，平均长达5分7秒。KWLA电视台很大程度上依赖这样的新闻。随着洛杉矶犯罪率的下降，我认为这使得我的拍摄特别有价值，就像稀有动物。我可以想象下个月收视率评定期间，你的需求还会增加。
妮娜：嚯！是的。嗯，我们的确很重视你的工作。
Lou跟踪入室作案的两名男子到达快餐店，然后打电话报警，在警匪交战的过程中，他的助手Rick被歹徒击毙。事后Lou主动到警察局交代为什么他出现在枪击现场，而警探Frontieri并不相信他的话，但也没有实质证据证明Lou的行为有罪。
Detective Frontieri： You understand that you’ve been read your rights， and you’re here voluntarily？
Lou： That’s right. Yes.
Detective Frontieri： And this is being recorded and filmed？
Lou： Yes， from the camera up there. A wide angle.
Detective Frontieri： Mmm-hmm. Would you tell me how it is you were at the Chinatown Express tonight and called the 911？
Lou： Of course. It began earlier in the day. I was watering my plant. I looked out my window at my apartment， the one you visited， and I saw a dark-colored vehicle with two men inside parked across the street. I didn’t think anything of it， otherwise I would have reported it then. We began our night， my employee and myself. And around approximately 12：38， I looked in my 16）rearview mirror and I saw what looked like the same men in the same vehicle following us. I made an 17）evasive maneuver. I circled back and tailed them to the restaurant. At which point， I saw them go inside and recognized them as the same men from the home invasion.
Detective Frontieri： You told me you didn’t see the men. That you didn’t get a good look at them.
Lou： Well， it all came back to me when I saw them going in. Their shapes and their movements. And then I saw that one of the men had a gun under his shirt， and so I immediately got my phone and dialed 911. Detective Frontieri： That’s your story？
Lou： That’s what happened. That’s why I’m sitting here
with you. I think that the men saw my 18）footage and they tracked me down.
Detective Frontieri： You wanna know what I think？
Lou： Yes， please.
Detective Frontieri： I think you 19）withheld information. I think you saw the two men in the murder house in Granada Hills and you saw the car and you sat on it to get something you could film. What do you think about that？
Lou： I think that would be a very unprofessional thing for me to do in my business.
Detective Frontieri： It would be murder.
Lou： I can understand why you’re looking into it， but I didn’t do anything like that. Nothing that could be considered wrong.
Detective Frontieri： You don’t fool me for a minute.
Lou： I’m glad.
Detective Frontieri： I think everything you’ve said is a lie.
Lou： I wish my partner was here to back up what happened.
Detective Frontieri： You left your dead partner.
Lou： No， the ambulances arrived. They’re trained professionals.
Detective Frontieri： Yeah， and you seem real broken up about that.
Lou： No， um...He died doing what he loved.
Detective Frontieri： You filmed him dying.
Lou： Yeah. That’s what I do. It’s my job. I like to say that if you’re seeing me， you’re having the worst day of your life.
弗龙蒂里警探：你明白已经向你宣读的你的权利，而且你是自愿来的吗？卢：没错，是的。
弗龙蒂里警探：也知道这是被录音录像的？
卢：是的，从那个摄像头可以看到，广角的。
弗龙蒂里警探：嗯。能否告诉我你今晚为什么出现在唐人街快餐店，并且打了报警电话？
卢：当然。事情开始于今天早些时候，我正在给植物浇水，我从我的公寓—你去过的—看向窗外，我看见街对面停着一辆深色车，车上有两个男人。我当时没多想，否则那时就报警了。我们晚上开始上班，我和我的员工。大约12点38分，我从后视镜看到有车跟踪我们，看似同样的车，同样的人。我甩掉了他们，并绕到后面跟踪他们到了餐馆。这时，我看到他们进了餐馆，并认出他们就是入室作案的男子。
弗龙蒂里警探：你曾告诉我你没看到他们，没看清他们的样貌。
卢：嗯，我看见他们进去就全部记起来了，他们的身形和步态。然后我看见其中一人的衬衫下有一把枪，于是我立马拿出手机报了警。
弗龙蒂里警探：这就是你的故事？
卢：这是事实，这是我跟你坐在这里的原因。我估计这俩人看到了我的拍摄，追查到了我。
弗龙蒂里警探：你想知道我怎么想的吗？
卢：是的，请讲。
弗龙蒂里警探：我认为你隐瞒了消息。我认为你看到了在格拉纳达山入室作案的两名男子，还看见了那辆车，然后隐而不报，为了得到你想要拍摄的素材。你对此有什么想法？卢：我认为在我的业务里，这会是非常不专业的行为。
弗龙蒂里警探：这会是谋杀。
卢：我能理解你为何这样想，但我没有做那样的事。没做任何错事。
弗龙蒂里警探：你根本骗不了我。
卢：我很高兴。
弗龙蒂里警探：我认为你所说的一切都是谎话。卢：我希望我的拍档能在这里证实我的话就好了。
弗龙蒂里警探：你抛下了你死去的拍档。卢：不，救护车来了，他们是训练有素的专业人士。
弗龙蒂里警探：是啊，你似乎对此很伤心。
卢：不，呃……他是为了他所爱的事业而死。
弗龙蒂里警探：你拍下了他死亡的过程。卢：是的，我干的就是这一行，这是我的职责。我想说如果你是在跟我约会，这会是你人生中最痛苦的日子。
《夜行者》多少有着《华尔街之狼》（The Wolf of Wall Street）的影子，充斥着金钱、背叛与欲望。而Jake Gyllenhaal在影片中奉献了自己2014年最好的表演。这部电影描绘了一张不道德且冰冷的野心家面孔在洛杉矶的黑夜中疾驰的画面。
通过倒卖盗窃的金属原料为生的Lou Bloom试图寻找一份长久的工作，却因自己的身份遭到了废料场老板的拒绝。
Lou Bloom： I 1）guesstimate that I have about 50 pounds of copper wire， hundred pounds of chain-link fence and two 2）manhole covers. The nice thick ones.
Scrap Yard Boss： I’ll give 50 cents a pound for the wire， 15 for the fence， and 10 for the covers.
Lou： That’s below market value. That…
Scrap Yard Boss： Market value？ You know the cops came by asking about manhole covers？
Lou： I’d like to 3）counter at a dollar a pound for the copper， 30 cents a pound for the fence， and 20 cents per for the covers. Scrap Yard Boss： Ah， sell them somewhere else.
Lou： I’d feel good at 75， 25， and 15.
Scrap Yard Boss： I’m not negotiating with you.
Lou： I think we’re close.
Scrap Yard Boss： I’m done.
Lou： I’m willing to take less to establish a business relationship. If that’s your last best offer， then I guess I accept.
Scrap Yard Boss： Alright. Drive around back and unload them.
Lou： Excuse me， sir？ I’m looking for a job. In fact， I’ve made up my mind to find a career that I can learn and grow into. Who am I？ I’m a hard-worker， I set high goals and I’ve been told that I am persistent. Now， I’m not fooling myself， sir. Having been raised with the self-esteem movement so popular in schools， I used to expect my needs to be considered. But I know that today’s work culture no longer caters to the job loyalty that could be promised to earlier generations. What I believe， sir， is that good things come to those who work their asses off. And that people such as yourself， who reach the top of the mountain， didn’t just fall there. My 4）motto is if you wanna win the lottery， you have to make the money to buy a ticket. Did I say that I worked in a garage？ So， what do you say？ I could start tomorrow， or even why not tonight？
Scrap Yard Boss： No.
Lou： How about an internship then？ A lot of young people are taking unpaid positions to get a foot in the door. That’s something I’d be willing to do. Scrap Yard Boss： I’m not hiring a thief.
卢·布鲁姆：我估计我有50磅左右的铜线，100磅左右的钢丝网围栏和两个井盖，很好很厚的那种。
废料场老板：铜线我给你每磅0.5美元，围栏每磅0.15美元，而井盖每磅0.1美元。
卢：那低于市场价，那……
废料场老板：市场价？你知道警察来打听井盖的事了吗？
卢：我的要价是铜线每磅1美元，围栏每磅0.3美元，而井盖每磅0.2美元。
废料场老板：哦，去别的地方卖吧。
卢：我觉得0.75，0.25和0.15也行。
废料场老板：我没有在跟你讨价还价。
卢：我觉得很接近了。
废料场老板：我就这个价。
卢：为了建立长远的业务关系，我愿意少卖点钱。如果那是你出的最高价，那么我想我可以接受。
废料场老板：好，开到后面卸货吧。
卢：不好意思，先生？我在找工作。事实上，我已经下定决心寻找一个我能够学习和发展的职业。我是谁？我是努力工作的人，我设立远大的目标，别人说我是个有恒心的人。现在，我不是在自欺欺人，先生。我自小受学校盛行的“自尊运动”的熏陶，以前只是期望自身的需求被满足。可我知道，如今的职场缺乏像上几代人那样对工作的忠诚度。先生，我的信条是，只要拼命工作，就会有好的回报。而像您这样事业有成的人，不会就此停滞不前。我的座右铭是，要想中大奖，你得要挣到买彩票的钱。我有说过我在车库工作过吗？那，您意下如何？我可以明天就上班，或者甚至今晚就开始？
废料场老板：不。
卢：实习生怎么样？很多年轻人为了踏入某个行业，从事着不领薪水的职位。那是我也愿意做的事情。
废料场老板：我不会录用一个小偷的。
Lou无意间发现各种事故命案现场的第一手视频资料能够卖给电视台并获得高额回报，于是凭借偷来的自行车换取了一台手持DV和一个警用对讲机，从此作为第一手视频资料提供者走上了新闻媒体从业之路。
Frank Kruse： Yeah？
Nina Romina： Lou Bloom. Frank Kruse， our assignment editor. Play it back.
Police： I got no pulse here.
Nina： That’s the lead. I want to break it up and do a 5）wraparound from the scene. I want a walking stand-up， 6）teaser at five， repeat on the half and I want the copy to start with a warning.
Frank： You’re gonna show this？
Nina： With a warning.
Frank： It’s 7）excessive.
Nina： We should have 8）packages like this every day.
Frank： People are eating breakfast.
Nina： And they’ll talk about it at work. Tie it in with the 9）carjacking last month in Glendale. And the other one， the van in Palms. When was that？ In March？
Frank： In March， yeah.
Nina： It’s a carjacking crime wave. That’s the 10）banner. Call the victim’s family， get a quote， mic it. And you know what to do.
Frank： Yeah.
Nina： How much？
Lou： I’m selling this particular piece for 1，000.
Nina： Not even close. This late， you have nowhere else to go. And the quality’s for shit. I’ll give you 250， that’s the most I’ll do. Now， let’s get you paid. Here you go. Buy yourself some better equipment， a directional mic， and get interviews when you can. You have a good eye.
Lou： Thank you. I’m just beginning， so praise from someone such as yourself， well， you can imagine that it means quite a lot.
Nina： Well， I’ll help in anyway I can. And， of course， you can help me by calling us first. I want you to contact me when you have something.
Lou： Something like this. Nina： That’s right.
Lou： Bloody.
Nina： Well， that’s only part of it. We like crime. Not all crime. Carjacking in Compton， for example. That isn’t news， now is it？ We find our viewers are more interested in urban crime creeping into the suburbs. What that means is a victim， or victims， preferably well-off and white， injured at the hands of the poor or a minority.
Lou： Just crime.
Nina： No. Accidents play. Cars， busses， trains， planes. Fires.
Lou： But bloody.
Nina： Well， 11）graphic. The best and clearest way that I can phrase it to you， Lou， to capture the spirit of what we air， is think of our newscast as a screaming woman running down the street with her throat cut.
Lou： I understand. I’m a very， very quick learner. You will be seeing me again.
Nina： I believe you.
弗兰克·克鲁斯：什么事？
妮娜·罗米娜：这是卢·布鲁姆。这是弗兰克·克鲁斯，我们的指定编辑，回放一遍。
警察：我摸不到脉搏。
妮娜：这个作为头条。我想分解镜头，做个现场环绕式报道。我要边走边讲解的单人报道，五秒钟的片头，中间重播一遍，开头警告观众谨慎观看。
弗兰克：你打算播放这个？
妮娜：开头有警告。
弗兰克：那太血腥了。
妮娜：我们每天都应该有这样的报道。
弗兰克：观众们都在吃早餐呢。
妮娜：可他们会在公司里谈起。和上个月在格兰岱尔市的劫车案放在一起，还有另一起，在帕姆斯的货车抢劫案。那是什么时候的？三月的吧？
弗兰克：对，三月。
妮娜：劫车犯罪潮，这是大字标题。给受害人亲属打电话，录下采访。你知道该做什么。
弗兰克：好。
妮娜：多少钱？
卢：这段录像我要卖一千。
妮娜：贵得离谱。这么晚，你没有别的买家了。画质又那么糟糕。我给你250，这是最高价了。现在就去领钱吧。给你钱，给自己买些好点的设备，指向性麦克风，尽量做些采访。你很有眼光。
卢：谢谢。我刚入行，能得到像你这样的人的称赞，你可以想象意义有多重大。
妮娜：嗯，我会尽量帮忙。当然，若能第一时间打电话给我们，你就是帮我的忙。我想你拍下什么就联系我。
卢：类似这样的录像。
妮娜：没错。
卢：血腥的。
妮娜：嗯，那只是其中一部分。我们喜欢犯罪类，并非所有的犯罪。比如在康普顿的劫车案，就已经不是新闻了，是吧？我们发现观众更感兴趣的，是城市犯罪蔓延到郊区。也就是说，受害人最好是富有的白人，被穷人或少数民族所伤。
卢：只拍犯罪。
妮娜：不。意外事故也不错，包括轿车、巴士、火车、飞机，还有火灾。
卢：但要血腥的。
妮娜：呃，要有画面感。我用最好最清晰的方式向你解释一下，卢，要捕捉到我们想播出的精髓，就把我们的新闻想象成一个喉咙被划开的女子，在大街上狂跑、尖叫。
卢：我明白了。我学东西非常非常快，你会再见到我的。
妮娜：我相信你。
对于职居高位的导播Nina，Lou从男人的角度给予审美上的夸赞，从下级的角度给予服从权威的敬仰，以及关系动摇时对于其核心利益的一针见血，这些软硬兼施的伎俩将老江湖Nina牢牢掌控。Lou的成功策略在于他清楚地知道对方想要的是什么，他只需把两个人的共同利益绑定给她看，如是而已。
Nina： I didn’t wake up until five. My body is so off， I feel like it’s time for breakfast.
Lou： I bet you’re beautiful any time of the day. In fact， I’d say you’re much prettier than Lisa Mays. I like the dark makeup on your eyes. I also like the way you smell.
Nina： So， where you from， Lou？ Lou： The north end of the Valley. Some of the calls sometimes take me over there， but nobody I know still lives out there. You’re from Philadelphia， Pennsylvania. Nina： How d’you know that？
Lou： It’s online. Everything about you is online. Not everything， but definitely a lot. I’ve watched all the videos from when you were a reporter. I’m sure you look at those， of course.
Nina： No. No， God， no. Not without a drink in my hand.
Lou： I watch my work all the time.
Nina： Yeah？ Do you want to become a reporter？
Lou： No.
Nina： Most of you guys want air time. Lou： Not me. I want to be the guy that owns the station that owns the camera. The business is going well， but in order to grow to the next level， I need to stay one step ahead of my competition and take risks. I also need financial support to 12）implement expansion. Would you like another Margarita？
Nina： One’s enough.
Lou： Thanks for coming out to talk. The place I’m in now is that I want a relationship with someone I can team up with and share， like we share the same job and hours and 13）whatnot. I could go down a 14）laundry list， but you get the idea.
Nina： Yes. Well， I hope you find someone.
Lou： Here’s the thing about that， Nina. I’m quite certain I already have.
Nina： Okay. Let me put this politely. I only came out to dinner with you， Lou， purely as a professional 15）courtesy.
Lou： Thank you. ’Cause I don’t think it’s any secret that I’ve single-handedly raised the unit price of your ratings book.
Nina： Our ratings book price？ Whoa！
Lou： I’m a very fast learner. We had a conversation where I specifically mentioned that. Do you remember that？ Well， do you？
Nina： Yes.
Lou： I recently learned， for instance， that most Americans watch local news to stay informed. I also learned that the average half-hour of Los Angeles television news packs all of its local government coverage including law enforcement， budget， transportation， education and immigration into 22 seconds. Local crime stories， however， not only usually led the news but filled 14 times the broadcast， averaging five minutes and seven seconds. KWLA relies heavily on such stories. With Los Angeles crime rates going down， I think that makes items like mine particularly valuable. Like rare animals. I can only imagine that your needs will increase during next month’s rating sweeps period.
Nina： Ooh！ Yeah. Well， we certainly appreciate what you do.
妮娜：我下午5点才醒来。我的身体还处于休息状态，我感觉像是在吃早餐。
卢：我相信你一天任何时候都是美丽的。事实上，我得说你比丽莎·梅斯（KWLA 电视台的节目主播）漂亮得多。我喜欢你黑色的眼妆，也喜欢你身上的香味。 妮娜：那么，你来自哪里，卢？
卢：山谷的北端。有时因为一些案子我会去那里，可我认识的人都不在那里住了。你来自宾夕法尼亚州的费城。
妮娜：你是怎么知道的？
卢：网上有。你的所有信息网上都有。不是全部，但肯定不少了。我看过你所有当记者时的录像。当然，我相信你也看过。
妮娜：不，不，天啊，没有，除非喝酒的时候才看。
卢：我经常看我的作品。
妮娜：是吗？你想当一名记者吗？
卢：不。
妮娜：你们大多数人都想有出镜的机会。卢：我不想。我想成为台长，这些镜头的所有者。目前生意不错，但为了发展到下一个阶段，我需要比竞争对手领先一步，需要冒险，也需要拓展业务的财政支持。你想再来一杯玛格丽特酒吗？（Margarita是鸡尾酒的一种。主要是由龙舌兰酒和各类橙酒及青柠汁等果汁调制而成，一般在餐后饮用的短饮。）
妮娜：一杯就够了。
卢：谢谢你出来跟我聊天。我目前的情况是，我希望结交能与之合作和分享的人，就像我们一样，有同样的工作和时间，诸如此类的东西。我可以列出一张清单那么多，但你懂的。
妮娜：是的，呃，我希望你能找到这样的人。
卢：问题就在这里，妮娜。我很肯定我已经找到了。
妮娜：好吧。让我用客气的话来说，卢，我之所以出来与你共进晚餐，纯粹是出于职业的礼貌。
卢：谢谢。因为我觉得我靠个人的力量提高了你们的收视率，这不是什么秘密了。
妮娜：我们的收视率？哇！
卢：我学东西很快。我们以前交谈时，我特意提过这一点。你还记得吗？记得吗？
妮娜：记得。
卢：比如，我最近学到，大多数美国人看当地新闻只是为了保持消息灵通。我还学到，洛杉矶电视台普通的半小时新闻，把有关当地政府的报道，包括执法部门、预算、交通、教育和移民压缩到22秒。然而，当地的犯罪新闻，不但一般都是头条，报道时间也是前者的14倍，平均长达5分7秒。KWLA电视台很大程度上依赖这样的新闻。随着洛杉矶犯罪率的下降，我认为这使得我的拍摄特别有价值，就像稀有动物。我可以想象下个月收视率评定期间，你的需求还会增加。
妮娜：嚯！是的。嗯，我们的确很重视你的工作。
Lou跟踪入室作案的两名男子到达快餐店，然后打电话报警，在警匪交战的过程中，他的助手Rick被歹徒击毙。事后Lou主动到警察局交代为什么他出现在枪击现场，而警探Frontieri并不相信他的话，但也没有实质证据证明Lou的行为有罪。
Detective Frontieri： You understand that you’ve been read your rights， and you’re here voluntarily？
Lou： That’s right. Yes.
Detective Frontieri： And this is being recorded and filmed？
Lou： Yes， from the camera up there. A wide angle.
Detective Frontieri： Mmm-hmm. Would you tell me how it is you were at the Chinatown Express tonight and called the 911？
Lou： Of course. It began earlier in the day. I was watering my plant. I looked out my window at my apartment， the one you visited， and I saw a dark-colored vehicle with two men inside parked across the street. I didn’t think anything of it， otherwise I would have reported it then. We began our night， my employee and myself. And around approximately 12：38， I looked in my 16）rearview mirror and I saw what looked like the same men in the same vehicle following us. I made an 17）evasive maneuver. I circled back and tailed them to the restaurant. At which point， I saw them go inside and recognized them as the same men from the home invasion.
Detective Frontieri： You told me you didn’t see the men. That you didn’t get a good look at them.
Lou： Well， it all came back to me when I saw them going in. Their shapes and their movements. And then I saw that one of the men had a gun under his shirt， and so I immediately got my phone and dialed 911. Detective Frontieri： That’s your story？
Lou： That’s what happened. That’s why I’m sitting here
with you. I think that the men saw my 18）footage and they tracked me down.
Detective Frontieri： You wanna know what I think？
Lou： Yes， please.
Detective Frontieri： I think you 19）withheld information. I think you saw the two men in the murder house in Granada Hills and you saw the car and you sat on it to get something you could film. What do you think about that？
Lou： I think that would be a very unprofessional thing for me to do in my business.
Detective Frontieri： It would be murder.
Lou： I can understand why you’re looking into it， but I didn’t do anything like that. Nothing that could be considered wrong.
Detective Frontieri： You don’t fool me for a minute.
Lou： I’m glad.
Detective Frontieri： I think everything you’ve said is a lie.
Lou： I wish my partner was here to back up what happened.
Detective Frontieri： You left your dead partner.
Lou： No， the ambulances arrived. They’re trained professionals.
Detective Frontieri： Yeah， and you seem real broken up about that.
Lou： No， um...He died doing what he loved.
Detective Frontieri： You filmed him dying.
Lou： Yeah. That’s what I do. It’s my job. I like to say that if you’re seeing me， you’re having the worst day of your life.
弗龙蒂里警探：你明白已经向你宣读的你的权利，而且你是自愿来的吗？卢：没错，是的。
弗龙蒂里警探：也知道这是被录音录像的？
卢：是的，从那个摄像头可以看到，广角的。
弗龙蒂里警探：嗯。能否告诉我你今晚为什么出现在唐人街快餐店，并且打了报警电话？
卢：当然。事情开始于今天早些时候，我正在给植物浇水，我从我的公寓—你去过的—看向窗外，我看见街对面停着一辆深色车，车上有两个男人。我当时没多想，否则那时就报警了。我们晚上开始上班，我和我的员工。大约12点38分，我从后视镜看到有车跟踪我们，看似同样的车，同样的人。我甩掉了他们，并绕到后面跟踪他们到了餐馆。这时，我看到他们进了餐馆，并认出他们就是入室作案的男子。
弗龙蒂里警探：你曾告诉我你没看到他们，没看清他们的样貌。
卢：嗯，我看见他们进去就全部记起来了，他们的身形和步态。然后我看见其中一人的衬衫下有一把枪，于是我立马拿出手机报了警。
弗龙蒂里警探：这就是你的故事？
卢：这是事实，这是我跟你坐在这里的原因。我估计这俩人看到了我的拍摄，追查到了我。
弗龙蒂里警探：你想知道我怎么想的吗？
卢：是的，请讲。
弗龙蒂里警探：我认为你隐瞒了消息。我认为你看到了在格拉纳达山入室作案的两名男子，还看见了那辆车，然后隐而不报，为了得到你想要拍摄的素材。你对此有什么想法？卢：我认为在我的业务里，这会是非常不专业的行为。
弗龙蒂里警探：这会是谋杀。
卢：我能理解你为何这样想，但我没有做那样的事。没做任何错事。
弗龙蒂里警探：你根本骗不了我。
卢：我很高兴。
弗龙蒂里警探：我认为你所说的一切都是谎话。卢：我希望我的拍档能在这里证实我的话就好了。
弗龙蒂里警探：你抛下了你死去的拍档。卢：不，救护车来了，他们是训练有素的专业人士。
弗龙蒂里警探：是啊，你似乎对此很伤心。
卢：不，呃……他是为了他所爱的事业而死。
弗龙蒂里警探：你拍下了他死亡的过程。卢：是的，我干的就是这一行，这是我的职责。我想说如果你是在跟我约会，这会是你人生中最痛苦的日子。