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Chapter 226

A few weeks ago, Josie wrote a check for the Malibu Bluff land, and since then, the first cornerstone of her Liberty City has been laid.

The so-called "Liberty City", the name obviously comes from the cliff villa belonging to Iron Man in the Marvel movie.But in fact its existence is purely fictitious, because the famous damn American architect Brown Christopher Robin didn't know him at all, so Josie's new home will also be located in Malibu, not San Diego. Lek Beach.

The meeting was arranged at the recently opened Hyatt Hotel in Union Square. Josie personally saw the design plan and renderings of the designer from the top American architectural firm, and put forward some suggestions for revision. A great architect.

She immediately made a pause gesture to the others, and looked at her manager Martha Miller, "Wait, I need you to help me find someone."

"Now?" Martha wondered.

"Yes, right now." Josie emphasized this point, "Mark Levy, he should be a French architect now, but I'm not looking for him to design my Liberty City, but for his hand copyright of a novel in

Martha didn't ask Josie where she knew about this person and the novel, she just picked up the phone and left the place, and went to the other side to make a call without wasting any time.

And three days later in the morning, Josie met the person she was looking for at the same place.

Before that, Josie had already read the masterpiece of this Frenchman named Mark Levi, "If This Is True". After the film and television adaptation rights of the novel were obtained, the novel author, lawyer and copyright editor of the publishing house were packaged and sent to New York overnight.

"Hello, Ms. Horton." Mark Levy's lawyer said, "This is my client, Mr. Mark Levy."

Mark Levy is a middle-aged man with a worrying hairline. He wears a pair of black-rimmed glasses and looks like an ordinary white elite.

"Nice to meet you, Ms. Horton." Mark Levi took the initiative to shake Josie's hand, "My family likes your movies very much, and often argue about which movie is the best. "

"It's my honor, Mr. Li Wei." Josie sat down, "Actually, even I myself can't accurately rank their importance one by one."

"But there is no doubt that each one is excellent." The lawyer complimented well.

It is probably an American practice to make jokes before getting down to business, and they chatted for a few more words before getting to the point.

Mark Levi asked, "Ms. Horton, do you believe that there are souls in this world?"

Does a person who has encountered such a thing as time travel believe in a soul?

This is simply a question of giving points.

"Of course." Josie replied without hesitation, "Although I don't believe that there are gods in this world, I care about the soul, which exists in our body just like the human mind. It is invisible and ubiquitous. "

"Surprising answer." Mark Levy was not surprised at all, but instead asked: "So, what do you think will happen after we die?"

If it were Keanu who was confronted with this question, at this moment he would reply: 'I know, those who love us will miss us. '

However, the person sitting here is Josie.

Keanu is a free-roaming bohemian who can take pictures with fans who break into his home without any qualms, and Josie will only immediately think of sending him to prison.

She believes that she believes in Machiavellianism, although deep down she may yearn for Keanu's unrestrained life, but if she is allowed to experience it for a period of time, she will most likely be driven crazy.

So regarding the answer to this question, Josie lowered her eyes and pondered for half a minute before slowly saying, "I think that everything no longer exists."

"You mean that death is the end of everything." Mark Levi leaned forward, frowning slightly.

"No, death is a new world." Josie quotes a writer, "'The end of life is nothing more than death. The meaning of death is not rebirth or eternal sleep. Death is not losing life, but going out of time'. We The soul of the soul still exists, but the next movement of the world will have nothing to do with us. There may be fear and uneasiness, as well as love and hate, but the last traces we leave in this world are nothing but a graveyard and an incomprehensible epitaph. Out of touch with me. I will step out of the time I am in, go to another dimension..."

Her voice was a little far away, and her eyes carried an indifference that shouldn't be there at this age, as if she had seen through the vicissitudes of the world and experienced too many things.

What is commendable is that her eyes are still clear when looking at people.

At the beginning of becoming "Josie Horton", Josie didn't have much panic and entanglement, and it took a short time to accept her new identity.

On the one hand, it is because there is a high probability that her body in another world did not survive the car accident, and on the other hand, she can feel the emotions and memories belonging to another person in this body from the very beginning.

To say it was the other person wasn't quite right enough either.

As time went by, occasionally she couldn't help wondering whether that foreign woman named "Josie" really existed, or was it really just a second personality imagined by the young American girl Josie Horton?

She belatedly recalled that during the filming of "Titanic", Frank Horton asked someone to give her a full body examination, including a brain CT. Perhaps at that time he suspected that his daughter was suffering from schizophrenia Possibility of the disease—she never minded the utmost malice on others.

But very fortunately, Josie is not a person who allows herself to fall into self-perception problems.

In any case, her life will go on. After all, she has no plan to study philosophy, so whether it is Zhuang Zhou dreaming of a butterfly or a butterfly dreaming of Zhuang Zhou is meaningless to her.

She is still breathing, her heart is still beating, and she is still moving forward. This is already the best gift of life.

Josie chatted with Mark Levi all afternoon, and the negotiation was naturally handed over to each other's agents to follow up. This is one of the keys to the existence of the agent profession, because they will be the key to the negotiation. The best bridge and buffer between the two sides.

Neither Josie nor Mark Levi wanted to end the game in person, but they had to fight over every clause, every word, etc. in the copyright contract. Professional things should be left to professional people. This is the most important thing in modern society. Excellent solution.

After negotiating for a week, Martha won the film and television copyright of the book at a price of 100 million US dollars on behalf of Josie, and promised that Tianxiu Pictures under Josie's name would publish "If This Is True" within ten years. The novel is adapted into a movie with a budget of no less than 3000 million US dollars, and the original author of the novel, Mark Levy, will join the adaptation team and have certain rights to suggest casting.

This is because Josie has always believed that only the author of the original work is the one who understands the novel best. They grasp the fate and pulse of the protagonist, and can provide crucial opinions on the adaptation of the movie script.

At this point, it is said that Steven Spielberg snatched the copyright of the future best-selling novel after reading two pages, and it will soon be made into a Hollywood movie, tentatively titled "Like Heaven".

Martha rejected Fox's "Mediocre Hal" because of Josie, leaving only Fox's other musical project "Moulin Rouge" in preparation, but according to Josie's relatively relaxed personal plan this year, she herself is not very happy. I want to disrupt the arrangement so far for a role.

——"Moulin Rouge" needs to practice singing and dancing months in advance, and the most terrible thing is that Josie has never been in contact with these two fields relatively professionally. This will obviously be a series of high-intensity work.

And now she wants to play a character that makes people feel happy, such as a mean vixen or a arrogant young lady. There is not much inner drama and character depth, but it is a pity that no studio takes This kind of role came to her.

"She turned down Hal the Poor? Okay, thank you."

CAA is located in the office building of Century City. Kevin Howen ended the call on the second line and switched to Gwyneth Paltrow who was waiting on another line.

"The latest news is that Josie Horton's team has rejected Fox, and now "Mediocre Hal" is ours." Kevin Howien said, unconsciously a little grateful in his tone.

What is he celebrating?

Oh, I have to say that the current Josie Horton is only half a step away from being a real superstar. The hit show of "The Trap" has proved her commercial value and made her position among the first-line stars completely stable. Come down, and the direct result of all this is that the entire Hollywood project suitable for young actresses is currently revolving around this girl. As long as she herself nods and agrees, any film company will satisfy all her requirements to the maximum extent.

This is the superstar effect brought about by influence.

Of course, she wasn't really a superstar of the era, but she was only a short breath away.Before people fully realized it, an incomparable "Titanic" opened a huge gap between Josie Horton and Leonardo DiCaprio and other young actors in Hollywood. is the closest to superstar status, while the others are just "movie stars".

Moreover, due to the phenomenal hit of "The Trap", Josie Horton even took the lead by half a position, which made up for the natural disadvantage of actresses in the patriarchal Hollywood.

——Just thinking about this makes Kevin Howian feel so heartbroken that he can hardly breathe, because he could have become the joint agent of the future superstar.

Not to mention second-tier actresses like Gwyneth Paltrow, even the veteran actresses in the city can no longer sit still. For example, Julia Roberts has reserved a seat for the Olympics this year's awards season, and her The agent is actively negotiating a project for Sony Columbia for her, and it is said that she will cooperate with Josie Horton.

Obviously, this cooperation will never be so warm and affectionate. The biggest possibility is that like Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie in "The Girl Who Moved Soul", tear up the characters, tear up the scene, tear up the announcement, and both inside and outside the play It was a good show.

"So what did she choose?" Gwyneth Paltrow asked on the phone.

"No one has made a clear statement." Kevin Howian shrugged, leaning on his Italian handmade office chair, "In short, the most important thing for us is to win "The Poor Hal", which is a very suitable Your script."

Gwyneth Paltrow was absent-minded about "Mediocre Hal", and still asked: "Kevin, I know you have great powers, and I want to know the role she will take next... This is very important, real."

Kevin Howien was silent for a moment, and said, "Gwen, I think you should pay more attention to yourself in the current situation"——instead of staring at Josie Horton.

Losing an Oscar is a loss. Anyway, the academy holds one every year, and they will have plenty of opportunities in the future.

The most important thing right now is that Gwyneth Paltrow's public image has been dealt a devastating blow in the past six months. In the end, Steven Spielberg couldn't bear it and came forward to help the goddaughter suppress her in all directions. It was only after the □□ was released that the whole thing gradually calmed down.

However, people's memory cannot be easily erased by personal connections, and rebuilding the image also requires a long process.

For actors, in addition to the necessary hype, a well-produced and warm-hearted work is undoubtedly one of the best means of whitewashing, because the profession of an actor always depends on the work, not the tabloid headlines.

Kevin Haween chose "Simply Hal" for Gwyneth Paltrow.

But she herself doesn't seem to appreciate it.

"Kevin, I want to know." Gwyneth Paltrow emphasized.

"Okay." Kevin Howien spread his hands, "I heard that she met with Joe Ruth, the director of Touchstone Films, and Jerry Bruckheimer, the producer. My informant at Disney told me, Joe Ruth invited Josie Horton to join them in the commercial blockbuster "Pearl Harbor" that imitated the big ship, but Josie Horton had a problem with the current director of "Pearl Harbor" Michael Bay, but Michael Bay Jerry Bruckheimer's confidant and favorite general, so this cooperation negotiation will be very difficult. Oh, yes, according to the gossip, the actor of "Pearl Harbor" has been confirmed to be Ben Affleck..."