novelraw Chapter 162
Chapter 162
The silence in the trailer is the opposite of the noise outside.
Kelly quietly closed the door, while Josie held the phone silently until the disgusting false voice came from the receiver.
"Good afternoon, Josie." David Geffen had expected it, and even asked gently: "Do you still like this surprise gift?"
"Extremely pleasantly surprised." Josie snorted coldly, "How is your doorman Bill? I think his acting skills when he confessed to having an affair on TV are at their peak. Why don't you give him a role in your movie? It's a waste of talent." Already!"
Geffen let out a nonchalant chuckle on the other end of the line, not trying to hide it, and cut to the chase: "Politics isn't as simple as you think it is, and neither is little girl—Hollywood. Feel how powerless you are right now, because I guarantee that your most recent news will be on the headlines tomorrow morning, and you don’t need to be thankful for that.”
Josie replied without showing any weakness: "You can only play these tricks of framing, old devil."
"But it works, doesn't it?" Geffen's voice was like a poisonous snake. "I really doubt whether your movie can continue to be made."
Josie sneered clearly, "Compared to this, you might as well worry about whether you can escape from the vortex of RIET!"
After she finished speaking, she hung up the phone decisively without waiting for the other party to answer.
Anger made her beautiful face flushed, but her eyes were still bright and energetic, maintaining an amazing calmness and reason.
As soon as the door was opened, Gerald, who had brought a cup of hot drink from the dining car, raised his hand, as if he was about to knock on the door.
Josie's scrutiny fell on him.
Her gaze was extremely cold, full of hostility and vigilance that had not faded away, and it was not the same as the humor or enthusiasm on the set before, but he had an inexplicable feeling that the woman in front of him was a mass wrapped in layers of firmness. The fire in the ice will bring high fever or pain.
But feeling is one thing, reality is another.
The truth is, even the way she looks at people is so unabashedly sharp that it's sexy—dangerously sexy.
"Maybe you need something to drink." Gerald said as he handed over the steaming hot cocoa, his eyes focused on Josie's frosty face, and he explained, "Your assistant just -"
Before the words were finished, Gerald was dragged into the door.
Then there was a "bang", a six-foot-two man was pushed against the door, and just as he lowered his head, he was greeted with a series of deep kisses that were enough to make people fall into a frenzy.
She is really a bold and seductive kissing expert, which he has personally verified earlier.
There is no shyness or retreat in her world, her passionate emotions can boil from 0 to 100 in an instant, and ignite another person close to her at the same time.
But after igniting it, she suddenly poured a basin of cold water on it.
"You go."
Josie pushed Gerald away.
Even though she took the initiative to kiss him, she was still so cold, even a little bored.
"Okay." Gerald wasn't angry either. While putting on his clothes, he cared about Josie and asked, "But is it okay for you to be alone?"
"It's okay." Josie crossed her arms, tilted her head and raised her eyes. "By the way, in order to control my calorie intake, I haven't had hot cocoa for a long time."
Gerald was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing.
"I see." He conveniently stuffed the cold cup of hot cocoa into the induction cooker, turned it off and turned it half a circle, "But I guess some caring guy is busy calling someone right now Help, I can only try to bring the word to you."
Josie raised her eyebrows and smiled lightly and viciously, "No. What you have to tell Ed is that we have done everything we should do, as he wished."
...
The crew dismissed the problematic prop master that day.
At the same time, the contacts of Fox and Arnold Milkan were mobilized, but they failed to prevent the news of "the crew of "Fight Club" hiding and poisoning" and "the arrest of the suspected main creator" from leaking out.
However, the public relations team of the film crew reacted very quickly. At the same time, as a spokesperson, they stated that the personal behavior of Tibetan and drug staff members had nothing to do with the rest of the film crew, and released a series of photos and videos through social platforms, strongly accusing The law enforcement issues of the Los Angeles police, and then the legal team has followed up the case.
After all this, a report about David Geffen, one of the big bosses of DreamWorks, which was originally going to be published on the front page of the New York Times, had to be withdrawn under pressure from various forces. Female reporter Amber Geffen For the first time, Lawrence and Simon Isaac, the editor-in-chief who single-handedly promoted him, broke out in a heated argument in the office.
It seems that the New York Times has chosen to give in. This is another great victory for David Geffen!
——However, is this really a victory?
"Get out of the way! Get out of your way!"
With a roar, Arnon Milkan broke into the office of Steven Spielberg belonging to DreamWorks Pictures, followed by DreamWorks employees with terrified faces. The poor young man was about to cry Fortunately, Steven Spielberg in the office gave him a wink.
"Anna, pour us two cups of coffee." The great director gestured, "And, bring it to the door, thank you."
Anna did as she was told.
"Sit, Arnon." Steven Spielberg pointed to the sofa, and he went to close the shutters facing the outside of the office, blocking the sight of others.
Arnon Milkan sat down on the sofa, then lit a cigarette and took a sharp drag.
"Is that bastard crazy?" He asked coldly, "How dare he do such a trick? Does he think he is the only one in this world with money and people, or is he just looking for death and expecting everyone to mess with him?" Come in and have a hard fight with him?"
Whether as a senior producer in Hollywood or a high-level executive of the Jewish forces in Hollywood, Arnon Milkan is qualified to say this.
Not to mention that in addition to him, Fox's Bill McKennik was completely humiliated by Josie on the phone, making the promises and guarantees he made during the filming of the Titanic a joke.
"Calm down, okay? Come, coffee." Steven Spielberg handed Arnorn Milkan a cup of the coffee that Anna had just brought in, and then took another cup himself, and took a sip. Said: "I admit, David went too far this time."
As soon as the words fell, Arnon Milkan had already let out a cold snort of disdain.
Steven Spielberg put down his coffee and continued: "If I had known about this in advance, I swear I would have prevented it. You and I both know that this way of using outside forces to solve problems is very undesirable. Hollywood isn't gangsters, and filmmakers aren't bandits."
"But Geffen did what a bandit would do." Arnon Milkan leaned forward with a serious expression and disapproved, "And this is not the first time. Well, Josie Horton is just A junior, look at what he has done—despicable, lowly, shameless bastard!"
Hollywood is a huge machine factory, each of which has its own functions to ensure its healthy and orderly operation, and it is also a harmonious family—at least on the surface.
Buying off the black police to raid the filming set is a bad act of personal revenge at a small scale, but it is an extremely negative example for the old and disrespectful Geffen. If everyone uses this trick to deal with If things go on like this, will Hollywood still make movies?
In other words, who dares to make movies?
According to Hollywood's rules of the game, it's okay to use the media to spread rumors and smear it, but it's crossing the line to use the black police to swagger on the spot.
Arnon Milkan didn't understand what caused David Geffen to act so crazy and irrationally. In fact, he didn't really care about it. He only knew that the other party's move would hurt the enemy and hurt himself. Bad chess.
"We need an explanation, Steven." Arnon Milkan's tone did not allow any room for negotiation, "If you can't give an answer that satisfies everyone, then we will do it ourselves, such as the New York Times article Overwhelming coverage — I've seen it, sharp and brilliant."
Steven Spielberg sighed, as if he had expected such a development long ago, and asked, "Tell me, what do you want?"
"Geffen has to get out of power -- at least for a while," said Arnon Milkan. "He's so extreme, and he's got a lot of mud under his ass. My suggestion is he can travel the world for a while."
Logical answer.
But not the real answer.
The real answer is that DreamWorks Pictures' ascent has been too, too fast, and some say it must be curbed.
These people don't care about movies or the struggle between big stars and the godfather of the music industry. They only care about whether DreamWorks will become the next giant-Hollywood's movie giant-destroying the current stability of Hollywood.
However, Dreamworks' Iron Triangle lacks a piece of "G", can it continue to flourish and move forward indomitably?
"This trick is a bit of a trick."
In the lounge of the Four Seasons Hotel, Edgar Bronfman Jr. commented so.
In front of him, a middle-aged Jewish man in an Armani suit was holding a glass of whiskey, and said, "Indeed, but this is his way of doing things, because that's how he dealt with me—in order not to Glorious means to tarnish the reputation of me and my family."
Edgar Bronfman Jr. smiled briefly, "But what does it have to do with me, Michael? You are enemies, but Geffen and I are friends—and, I am the boss."
Yes, in terms of the money you give David Geffen, directly or indirectly, you are indeed the most generous boss in Hollywood -- and the dumbest.
Michael Ovitz sneered in his heart.
However, he remained calm on the surface and said: "Oh, so you really think that after the last time you had a big fight over Barry Diller, the relationship between you is still so close? Let me think, You call both David Geffen and his old friend Barry Diller 'Hollywood swindlers' in front of other people - you don't really think this is happening after you let Lon Meyer go up and down, and After agreeing to hand over the Polygram record to their people, all this is over, right?"
'Is not it? Little Edgar Bronfman raised his eyebrows and said so with a look on his face.
"Michael, we are different." He smiled faintly, his conceit was also arrogant, "There is no real conflict of interest between me and Geffen, so don't involve me in your grievances, otherwise it will It will only make you more of a villain who sows discord."
"Oh, I never deny that." Michael Ovitz shrugged and smiled, "But you can also see that David Geffen has the ability to manipulate most of the Hollywood media, even the New York Times. The leader of the traditional paper media forcefully suppressed the report that was unfavorable to him, but he was unwilling to help his friend, that is, you, the regrettable Mr. Bronfman, to wash away even a little bit of stigma."
Little Edgar Bronfman paused, pursed his lips and remained silent.