novelraw Chapter 109
Chapter 109
Brad Pitt met Josie at a members-only riding club near Los Angeles.
He originally wanted to bring his nominal fiancée Gwyneth Paltrow with him, but on the one hand, Gwyneth and Josie have always been at odds, and on the other hand, they just had a big fight over this matter After a fight, Gwyneth slammed the door and left.
They've been arguing all the time lately.
Gwyneth sometimes complained that he didn't fight for resources for her, and sometimes she was inexplicably jealous, and sometimes even his publicist chose a street photo of a pair of people she thought she was not beautiful enough, and she would be furious.
He really didn't understand where he was not doing well enough. He introduced her to audition for the roles she wanted, and he basically didn't watch other girls. As for the photos... Aren't they all the same?
However, Gwyneth is not willing to show mercy, directly gives specific answers, and always quarrels because of some trivial things.
Josie just went to Tianyan Network for a meeting in the morning, and it was a bit late when she came.
Tianji Films signed a five-year cooperation agreement with Tianmu Capital and Fox, and the network department that originally belonged to the film company was completely spun off and re-established Tianyan Network.
At present, the operating websites of Tianyan Network include the community forum "Now", the blog site "Talk", and an instant messaging software "TalkTalk" still under development, referred to as TT.
Because the two websites are in good condition and they are the first to realize advertising profits, the small workshop with less than five people can no longer handle the current workload. The team expanded to dozens of people urgently needs to replace the new office space and upgrade the working equipment.
Once again and again, it means that the company not only does not make money, but also has to pay for it.
But this is also the part that must be invested in the upfront.
Josie didn't come alone.
To be precise, she has not been alone anywhere recently, and two entourages are the basic configuration.
But today, she suddenly asked Matt Damon out to play.
Brad Pitt was at the water bar in the rest area, and when he looked up, he saw this young actress who hadn't seen him for a long time.
Today she was wearing a black T-shirt, black skinny jeans, and a pair of suede black short boots on her feet. She only had fluffy long bright red hair, which looked particularly eye-catching in the golden sunshine.
He noticed that a blond young man appeared beside Josie. It was Matt Damon, a newcomer who had recently become famous in the circle. Because Miramax had taken a fancy to the first script written by the other party, it was about to be filmed by him. own movies.
It seemed that Josie said something to Matt, who smiled shyly but brightly, as if he had heard something very interesting.
Brad Pitt's companion, George Clooney, also saw this scene, raised his eyebrows at him, and said, "To be honest, I can understand why Gwyneth is angry."
The competition among actresses has always been fiercer than them. Every girl who has climbed to the top of the Hollywood pyramid always spares no effort to step on any peers who conflict with her acting style.
Even if they don't, their agents will help.
Because the flowering period of actresses is really short, and there are only so many good roles that Hollywood can provide in this environment.
This is also one of the reasons why Josie Horton's career has even a slight sign of taking off, but it is constantly smeared by various rumors and scandals.
Under the avalanche, no snowflake is innocent.
For example, Brad Pitt's girlfriend Gwyneth Paltrow, she and her agent also added fuel to the public opinion turmoil some time ago.
It is also because of Gwyneth Paltrow that Brad Pitt had to temporarily invite his friend George Clooney, whom he met not long ago, to accompany him because he not only met Josie, but also made an appointment Several college judges.
But George Clooney did not come alone. He brought his girlfriend Celine Barrett and her best friend, a beautiful model with blonde hair and blue eyes.
But his friend seemed to have no intention of hunting for beauty, and he didn't even leave an extra look to the model lady.
"However, I'm curious how you would come up with the idea of asking a young lady to a place like this." George Clooney smiled slightly, "Are you going to entertain her the way you entertain most of your male friends later, get on the horse and run away?" A few laps, then play snooker or bridge?"
Brad Pitt froze for a moment, did not answer this question, but said: "Forget it, anyway, my purpose today is to talk to her, and I haven't thought about anything else."
In the circle of Hollywood, everyone wants to climb the ladder, and apart from professional ability, it is the communication ability of the mixed circle that can largely affect a career.
This is also one of the reasons why female stars have less and less right to speak than male stars in recent years.
On the one hand, directors, producers, studio executives, etc., who occupy the top of the Hollywood food chain, are almost all men. Male stars who belong to the same group can easily hook up with each other, but There is only one shortcut before female stars.
On the other hand, Hollywood in the 30s introduced Wall Street capital, and the natural advantages of men were once again reflected, because they can always get money for filming from Wall Street, so that the status of Hollywood's top male stars continues to rise.
This has also directly caused that today's actresses are becoming more and more vulnerable and are at the bottom of the Hollywood food chain.
Matt Damon stepped forward and pushed open the glass door, and made an inviting gesture to Josie beside him.
Josie gave him a smile and walked in the door.
"Hi, Josie, nice to meet you." Brad Pitt stepped forward and gave Josie a polite hug.
"Hi, Brad, how are you doing lately? Why haven't you seen your fiancée?" Josie's attitude was fairly warm, making it impossible to pick a fault—if she hadn't asked Gwyneth immediately. Paltrow.
"Gwen happened to have an appointment, and she asked me to say hello to you on her behalf." Brad Pitt had already prepared a perfect excuse.
"Oh, that's so regrettable." Josie didn't care, she gently hooked Matt Damon's arm, and introduced: "This is Matt Damon, we just talked about riding a horse." Let’s come here together—don’t you mind?”
Brad Pitt smiled: "I wish I could. Hello, Matt, may I call you that? I've seen your "Good Will Hunting" script, and it's a great job, buddy."
"Hi, Brad." Matt Damon stepped forward to shake hands with him, "I've seen the preview of "Twelve Monkeys", it's very exciting."
After exchanging pleasantries, Brad Pitt took Matt Damon's shoulders, patted and said, "Come on, let me introduce some friends to you."
George Clooney was explaining the basic rules of snooker to the two ladies. After a few people met, there was an inevitable meal of pleasantries. Then he took the initiative to stop Matt Damon and left his private space for the discussion. Two people who are down to business.
Josie handed over the "Fight Club" script outline and biographies that had been prepared to Brad Pitt, who took it but didn't start reading it right away.
Brad Pitt whispered to Josie: "David is sorry for what happened to you, even though it was not his own will."
"Oh, I don't care." Josie shrugged and smiled.
What she didn't say was, didn't care about it, or didn't care why exactly it happened.
Just looking at the expression on her face, Brad Pitt felt that it was probably the former, so he temporarily relaxed his mind, returned a smile to Josie, and read the outline of the script himself.
But what he didn't notice, she didn't say "it's okay".
Josie sat on a high stool by the bar, resting her chin on one hand and observing the man in front of her.
Unlike the romantic and sexy image on the screen, it seems that Brad Pitt is a stable and easy-to-get-along person. At least he is cautious and polite enough in the way he treats Josie.
Not like his fiancée.
Josie didn't bring much material, so Brad Pitt read it quickly and was deeply attracted by the story and the male lead.
"So, are you looking for me to play Jack and Taylor at the same time?" Brad Pitt looked very eager to try.
To be honest, most Hollywood producers would not ask him to play this kind of meek clerk role. His screen image is basically handsome and sexy, with some bohemian, because his fans like that.
And this kind of dual personality role has always been one of the best ways to show acting skills, especially the contrast between the two characters' personalities is very large.
"No, your character is Taylor." Josie replied with slightly disappointed eyes, "Because neither Jack nor the audience knew that Taylor was just another personality he imagined."
"Okay." Brad Pitt shrugged slightly, "Taylor is also good, I will discuss it with my agent. Also, what I am more concerned about is, who are you going to find as the director?"
"Not sure yet. Do you have a recommendation?" Josie asked back. Of course, she couldn't tell him that David Finch was the best candidate. After all, it would be very detrimental to competition and lower prices.
Brad Pitt thought about it, and announced a name without much hesitation: "I think Bryan Singer is very suitable to direct this story."
Bryan Singer became famous in Hollywood because of "The Usual Suspects", but after he became famous, he was too indulged in the wine and meat of Vanity Fair. Even David Geffen went to a party hosted by him, and couldn't help but start talking.
But his private life doesn't overshadow the director's talent on film.
"I'll think about it." Josie gave him a perfect smile and an ambiguous answer.
In fact, Bryan Singer was exactly the kind of person she hated the most. Even if the "Fight Club" project failed completely, she would never hire him.
After talking about the business, the group went to the racecourse to ride horses.
Because the model lady was dressed coolly, Celine Barrett accompanied her best friend to change clothes, while Josie went to choose today's horse first.
Matt Damon had a good chat with George Clooney just now, he had rehearsed a plan in advance on how to please a lady in the horse race, and specially brought an old horse with a docile personality over here.
In contrast, the horse that Josie was petting gently was tall and burly, with a shiny coat, and looked very strong and powerful.
He smiled immediately, and said softly, "It's so beautiful."
"No, it's handsome." Josie corrected, and when she turned her head and saw the horse led by Matt, she also smiled, "Oh, Matt, you don't think I'm a beginner, do you?"
Matt just smiled and said nothing.
Josie asked the club staff to bring saddles and stirrups, and while putting on the basic protective equipment, she said to Matt: "You know, I spent a lot of money on equestrian lessons and equestrian equipment since I was a child. I always have to live up to them."
As she spoke, she patted the neck of the black steed beside her, and said to herself, "Come on, Edward of Woodstark, let them see how powerful we are!"
As soon as the words were finished, Matt saw the soft and harmless young girl in front of him turn on the horse with an extremely neat and skillful posture.
In the next second, she steered her horse into the track of the racecourse, galloping like a burning black meteor in the wind and dust.
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