CHAPTER 31, LAST STRAW

With the successive release of cinemas across the country, more and more audiences have entered the cinema, and the real praise of "Alone" obviously exceeds that of "Violent Dragon", although they do not want to admit it, but this is the truth.

"Steven. Seeger may want to play an emotionless robot, but apparently he's not Arnold. Schwarzenegger. "

—wrote a film critic in a column.

The situation is already obvious, "Alone" will be a phenomenal classic film, and "Violent Hidden Dragon" is just an ordinary popcorn movie that can pass the time.

Inevitably, tabloids quote the unfinished gamble of the heroines of the two films on their homecoming day and mock the latter.

150,00,00VS600,000,000?

No one can imagine that the expensive investment "Hidden Dragon" will lose so badly, the premiere box office difference between the two films is only less than ten thousand dollars, although "Violent Hidden Dragon" seems to be slightly superior, but this figure is really an indescribable irony for its cost of sixty million dollars.

Paramount's head of production was going crazy.

In fact, the performance of "Violent Hidden Dragon" in theaters is not bad, but the sudden rise of "Alone" is really eye-catching, and it actually snatched the opponent's weekly box office championship during the hit of this popcorn blockbuster, and snatched the other party's weekly box office champion in only the second week.

However, this is only the beginning.

The feedback from the theater directly reduced the originally abundant arrangement of "Violent Hidden Dragon", and the reduced arrangement made the film's box office weaker and weaker, falling into a difficult cycle.

But soon, "Violent Hidden Dragon", which has been passive, began to fight back -

"Hollywood Reporter Weekly", not the industry benchmark "Hollywood Reporter", first published a report detailing the recently popular actress Josie. Horton ("Alone"), a tribute to her high school classmate Ashley. Mills' school bullying and claims that it was the direct cause of Miss Mills' depression.

Then, a letter from Josie. Horton's autographed letter was published in a magazine stating that while he was in school, he was working with a man named Elizabeth. Firewood. Asian girls in Vasahei have an ambiguous relationship.

This cut letter is just the beginning.

Ashley. Mills appeared on a local Los Angeles talk show and cried about what he had suffered, as well as Josie. Horton's same-sex orientation.

Hollywood's gossip paparazzi seem to have discovered overnight that the two female protagonists of "Alone Lead" live together, which seems to make people have to have a reverie...

Mexicans, like hyenas smelling fishy hyenas, carry long wooden barns and cannons around the Spanish villa in Santa Monica, and every day people rummage through garbage cans outside or climb into trees to take pictures.

This annoys the people in the house.

Josie closed the blackout curtains with a calm face, cursed something in a low voice, and then took out the phone to broadcast her PR Eve's number, and after connecting, said: "I don't want to wait, Eve, inform Lucy, prepare to fight back!" "

Early the next morning, the highest-rated morning talk show in the United States, "The Today Show", welcomed a popular idol star who has recently had mixed opinions, Josie. Horton.

When the hostess sharply mentioned the bullying issue, Josie directly shouted Ashley through the air during the interview. Mills: "Bullying? If rebelling against the abuser is also bullying, I do. "

She smiled and told the hostess: "Isn't that strange? They wrote all of a sudden that I had a messy private life with boys, and all of a sudden that I had problems eating and sleeping with girls, and I felt that these people were better suited to soap opera writers than entertainment journalists. "

"And how they spread rumors about me, it doesn't affect my life, the problem is that the rumors involve my friend Brettney, you know, it's really ridiculous, they just need to inquire to know that Brettney has always had a stable boyfriend."

"Why we live together, don't you really know how expensive living is around Los Angeles, or don't you have roommates or something?"

"Don't doubt it, Miss Mills, I'm referring to you. I remember that you also lived in my house, and the rent was settled, but you took away many of my expensive personal belongings, is it time to pay the bills? "

Josie's blunt statement to the live camera has generated a lot of attention and discussion.

With the help of another force from the Upper East Side, Josie's orientation is downplayed, but Ashley, who has always appeared as a victim. Mills, because of this talk show image collapsed.

For young actresses, the label of thief and thief is simply too deadly.

And half an hour after the show aired, Ashley. Mills' lawyer's letter, which he had just received, was featured on the website of Now magazine.

In addition, a paparazzi spent a little money to interview the classmates of two young actresses, and the other party disdainfully said that Miss Mills has always been the queen bee of the campus, and the later transfer student is not her opponent at all, and was once bullied to the point that no one in the school talked to her.

As for rubbing clothes and jewelry, this matter has been witnessed by the entire Santa Monica Middle School, and even exposed the vanity of Ashley before. Mills has been frying his white rich beauty character.

Immediately afterwards, many people jumped out to tell various versions of school bullying stories, and some even swore that they were both Bichi and that no one was innocent.

What really knocked down Dragon Walking was a photo on the cover of the gossip magazine Now, Ashley. Mills and her beautiful and sexy mother have entered Steven. Sigger's Beverly Hills mansion was similarly silent all night.

Public opinion was in an uproar.

This issue of "Now" sold out straight away, and the editor-in-chief Lucy once again saw Josie's team's methods against the enemy, and became more and more willing to tie their interests with them.

Warner, the publisher of "Runaway Hidden Dragon", responded hastily and began to fight back overnight.

Then today there are reports that "Alone Lead" has no spiritual core, tomorrow a film critic criticized "Violent Hidden Dragon" for the plot full of loopholes, the media scolding war is chaotic, the attendance of the two films in the cinema ushered in a small climb, and finally "Alone Leader" narrowly won the box office championship that week.

At this time, the head of publicity of Warner Bros. also discovered a shocking fact -

That is, this scolding battle not only completely stinks the heroine of "Violent Hidden Dragon" Ashley. Mills, piggybacking on actor Steven. Seeger also took care of himself, and also let the basic plate of "Violent Hidden Dragon", those "men over 25 years old" who were not very interested in chick films, the viewing group, for the tabloid photo that belonged to Josie. Holden's beautiful face that doesn't collapse no matter how he shoots, and he conveniently bought a movie ticket for "Monopoly"...

Damn it! Is that girl really that attractive?

"FXXK——"

In an apartment in Beverly Hills, Ashley. Mills' screams almost pierced the roof.

This three-bedroom, four-bathroom apartment, which she moved in after filming "Dragon Walk", is stylishly and elegantly decorated, with a good location, a full home theater and an open terrace, although not comparable to the tens of millions of dollars of single-family villas in Beverly Hills, but it is far enough for her coffee spot.

"You're carrying me and Steven. Seeger got together? Ashley threw a copy of "NOW" magazine on the front sofa and said hysterically: "Why can you be so disgusting, are you willing to destroy me with your own hands!" "

On the couch, her mother Janet. Mills was sitting there.

Janet wore a pearl-white silk nightgown, a pair of slender beautiful legs overlapped, graceful and elegant posture, and her every move was full of charm as a mature woman.

She was holding a glass of wine with enough ice cubes in her hand, and her bright red nails were lined with amber liquor, which looked very amorous.

But Janet's face was awful and her face was pale.

Of course, any mother who is called "disgusting" by her beloved child pointing at her nose will definitely not look more wonderful than her.

"Are you questioning me, Ashley?" Janet glanced at the gossip magazine that fell beside her, raised her head and asked Ashley, "You're expressing dissatisfaction with your mother, just for an old man you've known for less than a year, right?" "

The anger on Ashley's face froze, and she subconsciously looked away, pursed her lips and did not speak.

Janet took a sip of the cold whiskey, the spicy liquor running down her throat to her stomach, causing an almost morbid blush to appear on her pale face.

"Do you really think that your posture and talent alone are enough to conquer everyone in the crew and get the heroine to come to the door? No, that's not enough. This seemingly smooth and beautiful blonde woman completely cooled her face, and the aura of a professional model made her more and more cold and compelling, "Do you like him? Like that old man about your dad's age? Do you think he is obedient to you and even somewhat gentleman and gentle? Ahhh "

As if she had been poked in the sore spot by Janet, Ashley turned sharply and glared angrily at her mother, "Isn't it? I was with him, at least I got what I wanted, I'm not like you, forever circling one man after another, you don't understand at all! "

"I don't understand?" Janet laughed, "Hehe, why do you think you can get a life without food and clothing, and not be as downtrodden as those poor insects in the slums." And why do you think you got the heroine of this movie—you have no idea, Ashley, what your mother went through for you. "

"And you think she's 'disgusting'?"

Janet found it ironic.

And Ashley's face is changing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

First it was flushed with anger and anger, then it turned pale inch by inch, and finally it took on a cyan color of shame and indignation.

She couldn't believe — or rather, she didn't want to believe — that the acquisition of the role of Dragon Ran was a sacrifice her mother made for it that she never wanted to see.

For a moment, an incomprehensible trace of gratitude and pity welled up in Ashley's chest.

But soon, this unexpected emotion was completely overshadowed by a strong, more, completely overwhelming sense of shame.

"Isn't it?" As if she could ignore her weakness by speaking out, Ashley loudly accused: "I didn't ask you to do those things, everything was your own move, and it also caused my fledgling career to suffer a heavy blow." "

In fact, Ashley's agent originally negotiated for her the heroine of a thriller "Speed Horror", but after the new issue of "Now" was released, the producers quickly replaced her, and the replacement actress was still Josie. Horton's henchman, Brettney. Murphy!

"You think it's all my fault, that is." Janet couldn't help but laugh, "Ha, Ashley, you are really my good daughter, and your selfishness is the same as mine." "

Her laughter grew louder and louder, almost bursting into tears, and the whole person threw back, as if drunk on the sofa.

The soft silk fabric wraps its alluring body, outlining the graceful figure that belongs to a woman, and the amazing proportions of her chest, waist and hips make her like a boneless beautiful snake.

This completely feminine sexiness belonging to mature women is a sweet peach with plenty of juice, and it is also incomparable to the young girls.

And this laughter also directly destroyed Ashley's remaining sanity, and the last string of her already small brain collapsed.

She frowned and said, "What's the point of you going crazy now, it's better to think of a way to save my precarious career!" I don't want to go back to that life anymore—and I'm sure you don't want to. "

Luxurious houses and cars, countless designer clothes, starry parties, and VIP treatment that can be enjoyed everywhere you go, which makes Ashley, who has enjoyed the life of a Hollywood star for the first time, unable to extricate herself.

And she also believes that her mother, Janet, is equally enthusiastic about such a drunken life.

Of course, she didn't think her actions were selfish at all, she just chose to go all out to pursue what she wanted, including but not limited to taking advantage of her own mother.

Besides, her mother got what she wanted from it, didn't she?

Janet's laughter gradually stopped, her emotions calmed down, and after filling her glass with a third of the whiskey and pouring it down, she said lightly: "Weinstein has a youth thriller in his hand that sells well, I guess this kind of film doesn't mind the public image of the heroine too much." "

In her first time in Hollywood, Janet has been on Harvey several times. Weinstein was on her private yacht in Cannes, but as she got out of steam, even the job couldn't get her turn.

In fact, Ashley was neither arrested for drug driving, nor did nude photos come out, and she should not have fallen to this point.

But the problem is that the lethality of the peachy scandal in the same bed between mother and daughter is so powerful that Ashley's image is associated with the self-depraved problem girl in less than three days, and Drew. Barrymore is simply a poisonous sister flower.

Fortunately, she didn't have a dru. Barrymore is famous.

"Those two old white men of Jewish descent?" Ashley recalled for a moment and couldn't help asking: "Why can you know them and still know such news?" "

Her expression was not gentle, so Ashley did not ask, only said: "Okay. I'll let Dick talk, but I hope you can help me too, okay Mom? "

This is the first time Ashley has called "Mama" in a soft tone since the scandal broke out.

A sneer spilled from Janet's lips.

However, when she faced Ashley, a young face that resembled herself and the man, her whole heart softened sadly and shamefully.

"I see." Janet heard herself answer.

Ashley. Mills was in a hurry to find his way and quickly caught the fast track of Weinstein's Emperor Gate Pictures, even if he could only star in a special guest appearance with few scenes.

And Steven. Seeger decisively dissociated the relationship, and Warner adjusted the publicity strategy, while reaching a settlement with Paramount's head of public relations for the film, while hyping up the tough guy Steven. Siger's prodigal son turned back to the image of a good man, but could not save the decline in North America, so he had to turn his attention to overseas markets.

And the popularity of "Dominant" can no longer be resisted, the New York Times wrote that Josie. Horton for the Youthquakers, her signature pre-college style in the movie, has made countless American girls crazy temperament rich girl look, her own outstanding street photography style, but also challenged British supermodel Kate. Moss's fashion status.

Celebrity Best Dressed This Week, New Generation ITgirl, National Teen Idol, Next Stop American Sweetheart... Just a movie, Josie. Horton's name has spread throughout North America and continues to spread.

Hollywood things are over for the time being, but New York's trivial affairs are not.

Frank. Horton completed his sentence and was officially released from prison.

But his assets are still frozen for various reasons, and the FBI continues to delay and vows to find out something.

Frank didn't care either, packed up and stayed with John for the time being. Trist, located in a house in the Hamptons, seems to have looked down on everything and has no interest in returning to Wall Street for the time being.

After watching Frank, Josie only met with Charlotte and invited the other party to enter her upcoming blog site, Charlotte, as the "Manhattan girl Lo", agreed without hesitation, she is planning to study fashion design in college in the future.

Of course, "Beverly Girl Nikki" will also appear in this blog site, but the current network technology is still limited, and the web logs of these two dressed bloggers are not so much blogs as serious website frequency divisions.

To this end, Josie rented an office, hired two more employees, and with the addition of Posey, who had previously made a website for her, the operation team was formed.

In any case, after the film production company Tianji Pictures, the blog website operated by it is gradually on the right track.

And she herself is struggling with the ACT's sea of questions to prepare for her college application.

Yes, she broke her word.

What's wrong with applying to college? As long as she successfully applied, she would get a scholarship of half a million dollars from the family trust, and by the way, she would also gild her resume, anyway, no one in Hollywood would care about the difference between unbridled business and graduation.

- Most importantly, she found that she needed money everywhere, and when she became famous, she became poorer.

In addition, the script outlines of the major companies that are being cast have also come to Josie, especially Paramount, who signed three priority films with Josie, this time is not as passive as before, just can't wait to move all the projects that are in operation to Josie for her to choose.

But she also realized that Paramount might be finished next year.

Take a look at the projects they are working on today, "Boom", "An Eye for an Eye", "Fake Spy", "Escape from Los Angeles", "Off-Line Family 2"... A series of names that Josie has no impression of, and their script outlines are equally lackluster.

"So, that's all?" In the CAA reception room, Josie flipped through all the script outlines and found that none of the roles were what she wanted.

"That's all." Her agent Archie explained: "Paramount's focus next year is with Tom. Cruise developed the film for the TV series "Mission Impossible", and the financial pressure was quite high. "

"Mission Impossible?!" Josie immediately came to the spirit, and quickly asked: "Is the heroine candidate confirmed, Tom. What kind of actress does Cruise need? "

Archie was a little puzzled, "Are you interested in this?" Well, everyone knows, Tom. Cruise is a workaholic, or a very assertive workaholic, but he is also a big star, so his movies can only be decided by himself, including the heroine. "

Josie adjusted her sitting posture, "Tell me about Mission Impossible." "

She didn't particularly want to be involved in the first episode of the series, because it belonged to Tom. Cruise's charisma show is no more impressive than the impressive female agent or female killer in the sequel movie that was rebooted later.

But it was Mission Impossible.

The famous "Mission Impossible".

It was this movie that opened the era of superstars after Hollywood, and those real superstars could get a share of the box office and all the revenue outside the box office in addition to their salary, which directly led to the top male stars with more box office appeal, surpassing everyone to become the top class of Hollywood.

"Dead heart, sweetheart, this time it's a national propaganda film." Archie pondered and said, "Tom. Cruise has some military background, and the Pentagon hopes that this time the movie can be played with the French, you know, about the international situation. "

Josie was the first to hear about Tom. Cruise has a military background, in fact, her only knowledge of beautiful soup is Shengshi beauty, science teaching, and the Mission Impossible series that has been working hard for more than two decades.

This is a complete ruthless person.

What to shoot with long shots HALO skydiving, high-altitude pickpocketing planes, climbing Burj Khalifa with bare hands... The most incredible thing is that he dares to dive without equipment.

As the title suggests, this is indeed "Mission Impossible", but Tom. Cruise makes the impossible possible.

So Tom. There is definitely a reason why Cruise died fancy and was still able to grow popular for decades.

Archie sees Josie to Tom. Cruise's gossip was quite interested, and he didn't hide it, and said directly: "Of course, Tom. Cruise's famous work "Top Gun" was originally an extended version of the military's recruitment advertisement. The CIA took over the Hollywood underground in the sixties and seventies, and the Pentagon has been watching here, and they need Hollywood movies to export American values to the world. So sometimes you see rotten action movies in the cinema that make people wonder if the investor is dementia. You know, there are some good films once in a while, just occasionally. "

Josie Wan'er.

The cultural export of big countries has never stopped, Hollywood is indeed a great propaganda weapon, and it is worth training spokespeople for this, but what is the involvement of Tom and Scientology, isn't that an evil organization?

She thought so, and also asked out loud.

"You actually know Tom. Cruise and Scientology? Archie looked a little surprised, but obviously did not want to talk too much about this topic, only said: "In short, I am not very clear about this matter, if you are not ready to touch it, don't go into it in depth, just treat it as a pyramid scheme." "

Josie just asked casually, so she didn't really care about it, she took the black tea on the table and took a sip, before asking: "Since there is no drama, then replace the next one." To be honest, just looking at these scripts, I can't waste my popularity to make this kind of charity movie for Paramount. "