novelraw Chapter 182
Chapter 182
It's a very young face.
His facial features are correct, but his eyes have a sense of trance. His bronzed muscles and extremely short cropped hair make him not suitable for adjectives such as elegance and wisdom, but his whole body is full of male hormones. A genre with a unique screen charm.
It should be able to attract a part of the audience to walk into the cinema for him.
Hey, cultivating a network of contacts takes time and energy. I really envy Keanu and Downey who grew up in this circle!
Thinking of this, Josie turned her gaze away.
"Do you know how many people squeezed their heads out to be in my movie?" she asked, looking downcast and arrogant.
She seemed to be waiting for Channing's disappointed expression, but he acted very calmly, looking up into her eyes, not hiding his ambition.
"Yes, I know," he said, "but I need this opportunity, and I'd do anything for it."
"Anything?" Josie didn't believe this nonsense, and just asked, "So, what if I let you striptease in the movie?"
"I can!" Channing agreed without thinking.
He's had enough of this life.
The growth environment and academic qualifications doomed him to choose a limited career. He only has this skin, which is still superior. Compared with being a stripper or a model who is always worried about being harassed, why go to Hollywood to make movies?
Anyway, he just wanted to be famous, to be someone who mattered, not to be so precarious all the time, worrying about not being able to pay the bills even for a date.
As if to prove his determination, the tall and strong man was about to undress in the room immediately, but Josie stopped his hand as soon as it touched her belt.
"Okay, that's enough." Josie crossed her arms, "There's no need for this, I don't intend to rule you out. Find a place to settle down by yourself, report to the set at 07:30 next Monday morning, and you will get what you want Role."
Channing felt a huge surprise hit him.
Although he didn't know why the other party looked at him differently-she didn't have any romantic inclinations-he knew very well that this was the opportunity he had been waiting for.
And he caught too.
Josie Horton's movie, even if it's just an insignificant role, is enough for him to use it as a springboard to find a real acting agent, not some pimp who introduced him to the San Fernando Valley.
"Thanks, that's been great," Channing said.
He wasn't worried that she would forget about it in a few days, because he had plenty of ways to "remind" her.
Josie laughed, threw the remote control on the bed, stood up and walked towards the bathroom, and said without looking back, "You should go, boy."
"Oh, yes, I see." Channing got up and said goodbye with a wink, and paused at the door. After noticing that Josie had entered the bathroom, he went back to tidy up the remains of the cake and took it away. Left behind a greeting card that still smells like sweets.
【Good night, and happy birthday to you. 】
A chaotic night passed.
Josie's agent Martha Miller, personal lawyer Jimmy McGill, publicist Eve and the latter's boss Caroline took the earliest flight to Toronto.
After Frank Horton finished talking with Josie, he also sent his friend and personal lawyer John Triest to arrive almost at the same time.
The two groups met directly at the VIP lounge at the airport, and then a group went to the hotel where the accident happened to negotiate, a group went to the local police station to report the incident, and a group went to the hotel to meet Josie.
Josie had just rejected the visit of Claire Bronfman, the sister of little Edgar Bronfman who was deeply in love, and replied an email to the former, before sitting down with her own people for a brief meeting.
"What about the surveillance in the parking lot?" Eve asked first.
"In my place." Jason answered, "but I'm not sure if they have backups on their servers."
Eve nodded and looked at Josie: "The news that Caroline just sent back, except for the one who ran away, the other two are definitely your fans. What are you going to do?"
Josie looked at the crowd, her face pale: "Let's talk about your professional opinions first."
"I don't think this is suitable news for awards season." Eve said bluntly, "Crazy movie fans' attempt to kidnap a popular star may attract countless attention, but it definitely does not conform to the judges' perception and perception of an 'actor'." Standard. We all know that Beverly Hills retirees are very conservative, and they would rather see you put your heart and soul into acting than make headlines about being kidnapped by fans when you star in an action blockbuster for the first time.”
God knows what that psychopath who went to assassinate the president brought to Jodie Foster, anyway, there is no positive impact.
And what kind of actors do Academy judges admire?
Generally, Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks or Daniel Day-Lewis.
What they have in common is that they have excellent professional ability, dedicated professionalism, and a relatively low-key and positive public image.
In the final analysis, Hollywood is still a niche art circle that needs strength as a passport. Commercial operations and public aesthetics do have a great impact on the box office, but in terms of performance awards, talent and hard work are indispensable.
Of course, the public relations strategy of the awards season is more and more able to influence the output of the statuettes. Although the crushing level of textbook performances can never be ignored, it has never been the one that will definitely win the award.
Movies are art, and trading is art.
And public relations -- also an art.
Josie was noncommittal, and only asked, "You mean, let me bear it like this?"
No one in the room would believe that this was really just an action planned by fanatical fans. The strong man who was able to entangle Jason alone could explain a lot.
And toy guns with no bullets on them at all.
Just imagine, if Josie's marksmanship was a little more accurate or inaccurate and hit the enemy's vital point...then the Hollywood tabloids would usher in a bottomless collective carnival.
It is conceivable that those tabloid reporters have no moral bottom line or obsession with pursuing the truth. They are willing to write any unrealistic but unprecedented sensational reports for eyeballs, such as popular Hollywood actresses shooting and killing movie fans. A wonderful title.
Many people don't care who is the attacker. Moral kidnappers and the Holy Mother and Father exist everywhere. What's more, this news is a combination of thrills and blood, and it is related to Hollywood handsome men and women. It completely satisfies the public's desire to voyeuristically and critical.
"Oh, of course not." Eve shrugged, "But can the local police station handle cases more efficiently than our own people? Anyway, I don't think so. I mean, this matter is temporarily suppressed, at least not in this case." The awards season is open. At the same time, we are looking for someone to secretly investigate and collect evidence, and hit it when necessary."
After she finished speaking, she looked around the crowd and asked for their opinions with her eyes.
"This is the safest way, but assuming this is a trap, no one can guarantee that our opponents will not take the initiative to find someone to break the news." Martha Miller said.
Eve withdrew her gaze and asked, "So can I think that you generally agree with my approach?"
"Yes." Josie agreed with her thoughts, "So what we need to focus on next is the hypothesis that Martha just raised."
Eve also nodded, and continued: "First of all, with such a bad case, the hotel will definitely keep it private with us at all costs. Suppress this explosive news."
"I suspect there is a problem inside the hotel. The two surveillance cameras facing the parking space were damaged a week ago. Logically speaking, someone should have repaired them within 24 hours at most." Jason folded his arms on his chest, leaning against the The wall next to the door, "Later, I told the hotel security manager that this part was in charge of an intern. Coincidentally, he left early this morning."
Jimmy McGill gave Jason a thumbs up and said with a slumped face, "Obviously, there is no need to doubt it anymore. I can guarantee that the resigned intern has a ghost."
"And then? Find someone?" Eve disagreed, "That's a matter for the police or investigators. Now back to our question, if this matter is leaked, what should be done to ensure Josie's public opinion to the greatest extent?" image, rather than getting caught up in the vortex of public opinion like Jodie Foster."
Everyone pondered.
Jimmy McGill tentatively said: "Maybe, we can put the surveillance video in our hands on the Internet?"
Eve shook her head resolutely, and replied: "The Internet is a new social media, and most ordinary people are not used to surfing the Internet to obtain information, let alone a surveillance video that doesn't have too many hot spots."
"And as a popular star in the incident, Josie didn't have any major incidents." Martha added, "In the eyes of the public, we are always on the strong side. Not only will they not have sympathy for this, but they are more likely to Accusing us of sending those people to court is callous."
"Isn't it?" Jimmy McGill couldn't help asking, "The facts are in front of us, can people be so stupid?"
He wrinkled his bitter face and made a look of disbelief, but his eyes were shrewd and cunning, turning around not knowing what to think.
Eve spread her hands: "The stupidity of the public is that they never admit that they are stupid."
At this time, Josie fiddled with the ends of her hair, and suddenly asked, "You are discussing a situation where no one has an accident—and what if this popular star has an accident?"
Her eyes were calm and dangerous, and she fell on her publicist Eve, and her right index finger lightly tapped the tip of her brow.
"For example?" Eve asked subconsciously.
"For example, this actress who had not completely withdrawn from her previous role, suffered a series of consequences of insomnia, anxiety, depression, and even self-harm due to her intense psychological trauma."
Josie's tone was slow, as if she was not talking about herself, "Maybe I can play a scene of a scene of a breakdown on the set in a few days, and then temporarily shut up in the crew, and wait for the right time to release the news. Or maybe we can Another way to publicize "The Perfect Victim" is not so traditional, but it can achieve unexpected miraculous effects... Well, this may be Josie Horton's last literary film before she dies?"