novelraw Chapter 350
Chapter 350
Josie Horton set a very bad example.
After her, more and more young stars have also learned to start their own film production companies, deeply involved in the whole process of film production, not only have a greater say in their own works, but also share more profits.
The most harrowing example is right around the corner: another of Fox's biggest stars, Leonardo DiCaprio, and his Appian Way Pictures.
You must know that before this, only superstars at the level of Tom Cruise were eligible to wrestle with major studios.
Oh, and damn Shirley Lansing!
If the former CEO of Paramount hadn't been dazzled by Tom Cruise's handsome face, he wouldn't have set a precedent for a Hollywood star to control a series of film projects by himself, let alone Josie Horton's current that power.
When Bill McNick thought of this, his tone became ambiguous, "Mr. Murdoch has always been very optimistic about Josie, but Martha, I think you also know that the big boss does not interfere with the company's daily operations. As for "Mulholland Drive" "The film, I can only say that the company's film selection experts are not optimistic, although the current publicity strategy is a bit conservative, it is absolutely reasonable."
Peter Chenin, the chairman of Fox, suggested that his cronies lowered the announcement level of "Mulholland Drive". Of course, Bill McNick could not be hidden from it, but everyone acquiesced to such a harmless temptation.
If Josie herself reacts very violently, it would be a big deal for Fox to fire one or two employees in the distribution department and temporarily raise the promotion level of "Mulholland Drive". For the piece project, that would suffice.
Anyway, it is impossible for this kind of difficult literary film to achieve much success at the box office. David Lynch has been reduced to the point where he has been cut in half for making TV dramas. Obviously, he has not kept up with the times.
Big scenes and special effects are the mainstream of Hollywood today!
If possible, Bill McNick still hopes that Josie Horton can figure it out for herself, becoming a partner of a giant studio is something that countless people dream of, and they should cooperate more deeply, such as the series "The Trap of Stealing the Sky" The copyright can be shared completely.
It's about helping her too, isn't it?
The first contact between Martha and Fox did not achieve very significant results, but it also made Josie sure that there would never be a honeymoon between her and Fox, so she found a new home. Things became imminent.
Of course, other giant studios in Hollywood will not refuse to cooperate with Josie's film company.
Because this circle is always chasing winners, as long as she can maintain her undefeated myth, Hollywood will always open the door to her, no words are more powerful than real interests.
This is Hollywood.
The reason why Fox made trouble for her was because she was not optimistic about "Mulholland Drive", and secondly, it was because the name "Josie Horton" was not written on the cast list of "Mulholland Drive". The release of the movie, in order to shock Josie herself - why not do it?
The matter about Bryan Singer was revealed lightly before, and some people were a little ready to move.
But they calculated and calculated, but they didn't consider one thing, that is, Josie's silence all this time did not mean a compromise, but a preparation to turn the game over...
As we all know, DreamWorks Pictures is the result of the struggle between the ambitions of the three Hollywood bigwigs and the big Hollywood studios. Build your own distribution channels at a high cost.
Although there is almost no ability in overseas distribution—overseas distribution is a privilege of the Big Six—but it is not a big problem to do distribution in North America, and Tianji Films acquired the distribution of the original Polygram Department, after the combination of the two, the gap with the two younger brothers of the "six big and two small" is already very small.
Qiao Qian originally thought that if Fox continued to make troubles, it would not be impossible to end the cooperation early and use the distribution channel of DreamWorks instead. Later, after discussing with her small team, she decided to temporarily shelve this plan and release the Job-hopping rumors.
On the one hand, it is to fight back against Fox, and on the other hand, it is to try to see if there is a chance to hook up with Universal Pictures.
There are no permanent enemies, only permanent benefits.
If Edgar Bronfman Jr. thought rebooting the I Am Sam project would really hit Josie, he'd be dead wrong.
She just finds it a little funny.
The president of Universal Pictures, Lang Meyer, has been a complete nonsense since his time at CAA. Seeing that Edgar Bronfman Jr. and David Geffen have lost power successively, this former dogleg has also become useless. So obedient, not only frequently courted Jean-Marie Messier, the CEO of the parent company Vivendi-Universal, but also got in touch with another branch of the Bronfman family.
——Mesier has completely torn skins with Edgar Bronfman Jr. after the Battle of Paris, and the Bronfman family has also had internal divisions due to the latter's hopeless stupidity.
In this regard, it is obvious that Barry Diller, who is still a shareholder of Universal, can help a lot.
Early July.
Josie received a wedding invitation from Drew Barrymore, whom she was not very familiar with. Brittany Murphy, Rashida Jones, and Edward Norton also received invitations.
Since Drew Barrymore's house was on fire in February this year, the garden-style wedding ceremony was held on the lawn of the hotel, with guests including Steven Spielberg, Gwyneth... Familiar faces such as Paltrow, the ceremony that day was not open to the media and the public.
Under the witness of the pastor, they swore oaths and exchanged rings, and then the couple kissed each other. After Drew Barrymore officially became the happy bride in July, it came to the popular bouquet throwing session.
The bridesmaid Cameron Diaz took the lead, but she was squeezed by someone. The bride's bouquet fell lightly to Gwyneth Paltrow's feet. The lady picked up the bouquet on the ground Bouquet, even the smile on the face is brighter.
Brittany Murphy, who also missed the bouquet, was a little bit disappointed, but soon regained her spirits and danced on the dance floor with her male partner.
"You will never guess who Quincy is dating recently." Rashida couldn't help but rolled her eyes to the sky as soon as she sat down, "Jitanda introduced a girl five years younger than me to He even boasted at dinner that the girl had the most beautiful legs he had ever seen."
"No matter how old most men are, they will always love young and beautiful girls. Isn't that their bad nature?" Josie tilted her head and clinked glasses with Rashida with the champagne in her hand.
Rashida shrugged and said, "You're right, no doubt about it."
After she finished speaking, she took a sip of the wine in her glass and said, "I think I will probably be an unmarriageist in the future."
"Sounds good." Josie said casually.
"Yeah, how happy Leo's life is, who doesn't want a boyfriend who is always young and hot? Anyway, my wife is rich and famous." Rashida smiled, and the whole person exuded a free and happy atmosphere from the inside out, " By the way, the strip club that Nicole introduced to me last time was awesome, I heard Channing used to work there?"
Josie just smiled and said nothing.
Rashida raised her eyebrows, and exchanged a knowing look with Josie.
He couldn't help but muttered again: "You are still really protecting your shortcomings, obviously the relationship between you is just a very simple cooperative relationship."
SKY's large-scale talent show "Dancing Out of My Life" ignited an unprecedented upsurge in the summer vacation. As the program's dream mentor, Channing Tatum unexpectedly gained more popularity and popularity than the movie itself, becoming a representative of the new generation of American dreams .
This makes it hard for Jessica Alba, who declined the program invitation and returned to the second season of "Dark Angel" not to feel envious.
But there is no way, and it is impossible for her to give up "Dark Angel of Doom" which is very important to her for this show.
"It's because we're just a cooperative relationship." Josie's face had a rare flash of exhaustion, and she closed her eyes before continuing to ask, "Will Quincy go to MJ's anniversary concert?"
Rashida shrugged, "Unless MJ calls to invite him personally, Dad will definitely not be able to let go of his face."
These two are not so much creative differences, it is better to say that they have different ways and do not seek each other.
Coupled with the subtle self-esteem of a man, and Quincy Jones' unrestrained speech that is always bad, the "Godfather of Music" and "Black Light" have not even greeted for a long time.
Josie shook her head, noncommittal.
Although Quincy Jones has a certain cooperation with her, and Rashida has a good relationship with her, but the character of this music industry leader is really not very good, except for the general flirtatiousness of black people , his professional performance is very conservative but arrogant, which is the key reason why MJ parted ways with him.
Rashida leaned over again and asked with a smile, "Hey, why haven't you dated anyone recently?"
"Not interested." Josie said, "In fact, the thought of falling in love or sleeping with a man makes me feel very boring. With that time and energy, I can do other more meaningful things."
Rashida supported her chin with one hand, and said in disapproval: "But Hollywood is under so much pressure, my dear, you must have a suitable way to vent, otherwise you will easily feel anxious."
To be honest, in the general environment of the whole society, many people began to be exposed to sex, leaf tobacco, and even certain drugs in their teens, and certain characteristics of Hollywood magnified this chaotic lifestyle, so those on the screen A glamorous celebrity may play crazier than anyone else in private.
A big star like Josie who is so self-disciplined that she doesn't touch anything and doesn't like to mess around, although not completely extinct, is definitely one of the few.
Rashida asked again, "What do you think of Nicola?"
Cast couples are all too common in Hollywood.
If you see the right eye, you can send it tacitly, which can not only vent the pressure, but also enhance the tacit understanding, and it is not easy to be photographed by the paparazzi.
Don't ask, just talk about the script and the creation.
"You know, I'm a bit of a moral freak," Josie replied.
"What about Paul Walker? His eyes are so charming, and he happens to be single." Rashida seemed to be concerned about Josie's relationship issues, as if Eve possessed her, "Don't tell me, you don't feel it at all. The signal he released to you, he visited our crew last time."
Josie couldn't help smiling, and said, "I'm not interested in super dad either."
"The Boston boy?" Rashida continued.
"He's too young—" Josie said frankly, "he's too innocent, and he's a bit of a literary youth, not the type I can appreciate."
Rashida went mad and shouted: "This one can't do that one, please, sister, you are really hard to deal with! So why did you break up with your 'Apollo' in the first place?"
Josie felt amused, raised her eyebrows and said, "You have too many questions, Rashida, and I never cared why you and Toby broke up."
"Because I think he is naive and doesn't know how to respect women at all." Rashida didn't care.
In fact, according to the various behaviors of the Wildcat Gang today, Rashida believes that she was extremely correct in choosing to break up.
man.
I always feel that I am Peter Pan who can't grow up.
Women must be loving mothers, able wives, and docile daughters in order to try to keep them in their hands.
But why would my mother do this?
Even with Leonardo's face, Rashida's tolerance for her ex-brother-in-law was limited.
In her opinion, Josie's life should be surrounded by beautiful men. If she had to have a regular boyfriend, she would be a well-behaved and sensible little sheep.
——She really understands the mentality of those rich old men marrying beautiful wives.
Rashida and Josie sat in a corner of the wedding venue and chatted for a while, watching Brittany, who was immersed in love not far away, exuding an aura of happiness that was almost the same as that of today's bride.
She couldn't help asking: "How long before David Geffen moves out of Los Angeles?"
"If Barry's plan succeeds, we won't be able to see this gentleman in the city again by the end of this year." Josie looked down at the watch on her wrist, "Okay, I should go, and apologize to Drew for me .”
"Drew doesn't care about this." Rashida sneered, "You're already making her very proud of you, after all, there are too few opportunities to watch Paltrow's face-changing show live-ah, oh, I think you can't leave for the time being, Honey, here comes your little sheep."