novelraw Chapter 292
Chapter 292
Art Linsen thought he was secretly observing Josie's expression, and asked, "Speaking of which, before Christmas, can we finish filming as originally planned?"
"Who knows?" Josie raised her eyebrows and asked back with a half-smile, "Anyway, I'm not in a hurry. I already have three films planned to be released next year. Sometimes audiences can often see me in the cinema, and it's not a good thing."
As she said that, she slowly sat down on the reclining chair beside her, and as soon as she stretched out her hand, Ella handed over the freshly opened coconut water to her hand, and she only needed to put a pair of big sunglasses on her face, which made her feel more like she was on vacation.
Clearly, Josie is in no rush to shoot "Like Heaven."
But Art Linson and Fox behind him can't help but act very anxious, because this is not only the relationship between the crew and the burning of money, but more importantly, maintaining a good relationship with a hot box office star is the most important thing for any Hollywood Mandatory for film companies.
Art Linsen had no choice but to smile bitterly, and could only say, "Don't do this, Josie, we are friends, and you shouldn't treat your friends like this."
"Are we?" Josie asked casually.
"Of course. At least Fox has always been your friend," said Art Linson. "Your friend would do anything to keep our friendship alive."
What does Josie want?
It was nothing more than Fox's compromise and attitude. Before coming to San Francisco, Art Linsen received instructions from his immediate superior. He came this time to let Josie vent her anger and expose the matter.
For this reason, a director of the distribution department who has served Fox for many years will take the blame and resign, and Fox will even transfer part of the profits from the sales share of "Fight Club".
Josie raised her lips, looked at Art Linsen and said, "It sounds like you guys are being generous, but the truth is, this is really disappointing. I have to suspect that Fox, one of the so-called Big Six, , whether it is exaggerating."
"Believe me, Josie, this time it was really an accident." Art Linsen sighed, "The company is too big, and sometimes some internal struggles are unavoidable. Of course, it is useless to justify, so we fired her immediately. For the person who did the wrong thing, Bill and Peter are both asking about this matter, and Fox will definitely give you an explanation. But the most urgent thing now is not this, but how to suppress that sensitive case."
The Bill and Peter he mentioned are Bill McKennick, CEO of 20th Century Fox, and Peter Cherning, chairman, respectively.
Josie took the towel handed by Ella and wiped her face, sneered: "Press down? Why did you press down? You don't naively think that this is just an accident, do you? Whether it's me or Arnold Well, I never thought you could be so stupid."
Art Linsen was dumbfounded for a moment, and he didn't dare to answer.
A few hours was enough for Fox to roughly sort out the ins and outs, but it was just that "an employee in the distribution department held a grudge because of the announcement of "Fight Club"". Even Art Linson himself could not convince himself , let alone to persuade others.
Abc's surprise report and the quick follow-up of various online media, this is obviously a planned conspiracy, not a personal grievance or venting anger.
Art Linsen drooped his shoulders and could only ask, "Tell me, Josie, what do you want?"
The step of probing each other is omitted, which proves that Fox is still on her side as Josie expected at the beginning.
Then the next thing is a little easier.
"Find someone to check your daring employee, his and his family's accounts, whether his son or daughter or siblings have suddenly received grants and recommendation letters from prestigious schools. I think you are familiar with these operations."
"In that case, the FBI, the prosecutor, or the local police station, whoever you ask, I will see the detailed file within 48 hours. By the way, I hope you have found someone to delete the post on the Internet forum. "
"Abc, I think you must have a way to get them to fire that female reporter, right?"
"My agent will talk to you about the rest."
First, figure out who the enemy is; second, understand the problem; and finally, collect interest and solve the problem.
Art Linsen agreed one by one, and asked cautiously: "If this is the case, then tomorrow..."
"Tomorrow, I have an appointment for breakfast." Josie did not give a clear answer, "I hope you are clear, this is your fault, not mine."
A complaint must be filed, and the issuance fee must also be renegotiated.
It's just that Josie suddenly began to reflect on herself. Is it because she has never attacked David Geffen, so it is easy for people to think that she is a big-hearted or cowardly and incompetent fool?
No, no, no, you can't do it in advance.
The pits for David Geffen have been dug one by one, and they will be detonated one by one in a few months, enough to make that scum disappear from Hollywood.
But there is a knife on the head of Ninja...
Josie managed to get the name "David Geffen" out of her thoughts, but after thinking about it, she couldn't help but wonder if the "Fight Club" matter was written by the other party.
Thinking about it in another way, would she miss such a good opportunity to hurt the enemy?
The answer is of course no.
So, Dreamworks shouldn't blame her for passing on the crisis... After all, they asked for it.
The feud between her and Geffen never ceased.
Even to deal with her, Geffen's series of failures over the past few years has greatly reduced his influence in the dock, and many people have begun to think he is a bully and jerk, but it is not enough.
Josie hasn't even started her real revenge yet.
And if Geffen doesn't get out of Hollywood for a day, her thoughts will never be accessible, which will have a negative impact on her physical and mental health all the time.
Therefore, he must go.
As for DreamWorks, it must go to the end.
After talking with Art Linsen, Josie was greeted with a surprising meal when she returned to the room.
——It is not enough to say that it is a big meal, at least few men can cook, and they have cultivated their cooking skills and themselves so beautifully and deliciously.
The freshly baked lasagne with grilled seasonal vegetables, and the invincible and delicious seafood bisque, have a lot of calories in one bite, but it also makes people feel extra satisfied.
Sure enough, human beings love carbohydrates.
Josie ate to her heart's content, but she still remembered to consume all of it after the meal, and pulled the coach she had just been in place to start recovery training early.
——Whether it is filming "The Lord of the Rings" or "The Secret Service", her action scenes will be indispensable.
Jim seems to have rekindled his motivation to exercise, and he also spent the whole afternoon in the gym.
In less than 48 hours, there was news from Art Linsen.
Josie flipped through the faxed documents, and her smile became brighter the more she looked at them, because all of them, with or without hatred, vividly interpreted the intrigue and ruthlessness of the Vanity Fair in Hollywood.
Jamie Lai Ford, the head of the promotion team of "Fight Club" that was returned by her;
David Geffen, old enemy, no surprises;
Harvey Weinstein, yes, this is very Harvey, after all, "Fight Club" is also a very classic cult film, it would be too un-Harvey not to do something;
Kevin Haween, a Hollywood golden agent who once served Josie, but they were not happy when they parted;
Jon, Voight, this famous actor who has been active in the film industry for decades seems to have no intersection with Josie, but if you think of his daughter Angelina Jolie who is also targeting the "Tomb Raider" project, It is not surprising to do something along the way;
In addition, there seems to be a shadow from outside Hollywood behind a certain director of abc, and this is what makes Josie most wary.
Did she offend too many people?
No, it's just that the world is too bad.
Regrettably, she herself didn't seem to get any better. Even though she knew that dialing the phone in her hand would determine the future failure of many people, she still didn't hesitate.
The call was to Amber Lawrence, a reporter from the New York Times, and Don Conkey, a research firm from Sky Mirror. The storm against DreamWorks would start from the mainstream media on the east coast, forming an unstoppable tsunami. .
After that, Josie threw the fax materials and the disposable cell phone into the fireplace, lit the fireplace, and stared at them in a daze while flicking the fire.
Is this back-and-forth struggle interesting?
To be honest, the whole process was boring and exhausting.
But its significance is that solving every crisis and destroying every enemy will give her a sense of accomplishment.
Especially David Geffen who is always there like a shadow.
Undoubtedly, the simplest and crudest way to deal with negative news is to create another more eye-catching negative news for the public.
When Kevin Spacey, the lead actor in DreamWorks' Olympic masterpiece "American Beauty" this year, broke the copper smelting and cabinet scandal on the Internet, no one paid attention to the case involving "Fight Club" two days ago .
48 hours in two days is just such a short time.
After the forum broke the news, on the headline page of The New York Times, Amber Lawrence, a rising star in the East Coast news circle, made an in-depth report on it, revealing the dark side of this Hollywood actor, causing a public outcry for a while——
'nausea!Spacey turned out to be this kind of person! '
'I didn't believe it when I saw the post on the Internet, but now...'
'Although there are a lot of photo mosaics, Spacey's expression really makes people feel very uncomfortable. '
'God, I've been a fan of his since The Seven, it's horrible! '
’ Anyway, Seven is a classic movie and Spacey is a good actor. '
'Fuck you good actor, before he can be an actor, he has to be human first! '
'I don't believe it, this must be Weinstein's framing of "American Beauty"! '
'How could it be framed?Many victims have testified against this demon, including the son of Oscar winner Richard Dreyfus...'
Because of this earth-shattering scandal, there was a lot of uproar on the Internet, and many gossip newspapers in Hollywood followed closely to publish headlines. On the contrary, several traditional West Coast paper media including the "Los Angeles Times" were a little bit late, reprinting the "New York Times" later. Times report.
On the contrary, the "New York Post" and "The Sun" owned by News Corp. were active, and even the TV station started a follow-up report.
This made Disney's boss Michael Eisner, who was affected by Chiyu, very anxious for a while.
Yes, as the Hollywood super CEO in charge of Disney, Michael Eisner has not been so troubled for a long time, but apparently someone took advantage of the Kevin Spacey incident to direct the deep-rooted bad habit of copper smelting at Disney.
"No matter what method you use, I will never allow Disney to be involved in any investigation!" Michael Eisner said coldly on the phone, "Also, David, I don't want anyone to get past me and manipulate my stuff, even you!"
Most of the things in the world, as long as they have been done, there will be traces, not to mention that they were not very careful when they did it.
Whether it's Fox or Michael Eisner, they can easily connect the ABC female reporter with David Geffen, Jon Voight and others.
Jon Voight is clearing the way for his daughter, but what about David Geffen?
Obviously, even though Steven Spielberg had intervened, David Geffen still couldn't let go of his hatred with Josie Horton.
This Hollywood tycoon has never been able to completely kill the career of Josie Horton, who seemed insignificant to him, like squashing a small bug. Instead, he watched the other party conquer the Oscars and move to the field of production. I have to say The name "Josie Horton" had become a tumor that he had to deal with.
It was even more unbearable for David Geffen than Miramax, who had been against DreamWorks many times.