hollywood melon man

Chapter 103 The small aftermath of the banquet

On the other side, Penelope Cruz's American agent pointed at Little Gilbert from a distance and introduced him to Penelope Cruz.

"This is the youngest and hottest director in Hollywood right now, Gilbert Landrini Jr."

Penelope Cruz looked at little Gilbert's young face, a little doubtful: "Is he really a director? Not an actor?"

"Of course he is the director. "Shark Beach", "Death Comes", and "Speed" are all his works.

This summer, his new movie "Iron Fist" will be released. "The agent introduced little Gilbert's brilliant resume.

Penelope Cruz's eyes lit up. She had seen "Shark Tank" and it was released in Spain.

At that time, Penelope Cruz fantasized that she would be a heroine.

She also paid attention to the box office performance of the movie "Shark Tank". When she read in a local Spanish newspaper that the movie's global box office exceeded $100 million, she was very envious of the film's heroine.

But she didn't expect that on today's occasion, she would meet the film's director, Gilbert Jr.

"I'll take you to say hello. If you can leave a good impression on him, he might think of you for any roles he has in the future," the agent said.

Penelope Cruz nodded and followed the agent.

She plans to come to Hollywood to develop, which is what every European actor wants to do after becoming famous.

Hollywood is the center of the entertainment industry and a stage full of opportunities.

Here is the real starting point for entering the world.

The group that has developed the most smoothly in Hollywood is undoubtedly the British gang. After all, they have the same roots as the United States. Next is the Italian gang, which has produced several well-known Italian directors and actors.

The famous Francis Coppola is of Italian origin.

The Australian gang is also good, with Mel Gibson, Nicole Kidman and others.

Other stars from Spain, France and other European countries are just making up the numbers.

As an actress with dreams and ambitions, Penelope Cruz certainly does not want to be successful only in Spain or Europe. She wants to go global.

"Hello, little Director Gilbert..." Seeing that little Gilbert had almost finished eating, the agent quickly pulled Penelope Cruz to say hello.

"Oh, you're good!" Little Gilbert responded, and immediately noticed Penelope Cruz following behind. She looked familiar, but couldn't remember who it was.

The agent quickly pulled Penélope Cruz and introduced: "This is Penélope Cruz Sanchez, a Spanish actor who has just come to the United States to develop."

"Oh~, I remembered. Tonight's Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film stars you. Congratulations."

He said it looked familiar, she turned out to be a Latin goddess!

Penélope Cruz quickly held Little Gilbert's little hand excitedly: "Hello, Director Little Gilbert, I've seen your movie, it's really good."

"Oh? Really? Which one have you seen?" Little Gilbert was curious.

This would be embarrassing if you hadn’t seen it, but Penelope Cruz really did.

She vividly described her feelings when watching "Shark Beach", and it was really like that.

Little Gilbert was also curious for a moment. After all, information is not developed now, and he doesn't know much about the feelings of overseas movie fans.

However, judging from Penelope Cruz's performance, at least in Spain, his movies are still very popular.

The manager secretly applauded, Penelope Cruz's favorability is so good!

So he took the opportunity to say: "Ms. Cruz has always been your loyal fan and admires you very much."

Having been involved in Hollywood circles for so long, how could little Gilbert not understand what his agent meant, but he was still busy tonight, so he just gave him a business card.

"Welcome Miss Cruz to visit my studio..."

After getting little Gilbert's business card, the goal was achieved, and the agent took Penelope Cruz and left.

The dinner was almost over. After chatting with Spielberg for a while, little Gilbert found Naomi Watts who had finished the entertainment, and the two left the dinner together.

On the way back, little Gilbert asked Naomi Watts: "Did you meet anyone today?"

"Harvey Weinstein," Naomi Watts said with a look of excitement on her face: "He controls Miramax Pictures and is responsible for the film production business. He said that I have the hope of becoming an Oscar-winning actress. "

“Miramax,” little Gilbert heard Robert Iger say, Disney was about to acquire Miramax Pictures.

"Did he give you a business card?"

"Here it is, here it is." Naomi Watts took out the business card from her bag and handed it to little Gilbert.

Little Gilbert took the business card and threw it out the window.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Naomi Watts was puzzled by little Gilbert's behavior.

Little Gilbert said seriously to Naomi Watts: "Don't interact with him in the future. This person is not a good person."

Naomi Watts curled her lips and secretly complained: You sound like a good person!
  When he got home and saw that Naomi Watts was upset about him throwing away his business card, little Gilbert said: "Believe me, I will not deceive you about this kind of thing."

Naomi Watts said: "I don't understand, little Gilbert, I have my own judgment.

Who I talk to and whom I collaborate with is my freedom. "

Little Gilbert raised his hands and said, "Okay, my fault, but you have to listen to me on this matter."

Naomi Watts threw her bag away and said a bit angrily: "You have thrown away your business card anyway, so what else is there to say?"

"That's good," little Gilbert hugged Naomi Watts' soft waist from behind, leaned into her ear, and whispered softly: "Leave the affairs of the Oscar-winning actress to me, and I guarantee that you will be satisfied. "

Naomi Watts' ears have always been a sensitive part. The collision of little Gilbert's breath made Naomi Watts' ears quickly turn red and feel itchy.

Her body went limp, and she would have fallen if little Gilbert hadn't been holding her.

"Little Gilbert, you are such a bad man." Naomi Watts struggled a few times, but failed to break free and simply gave up.

"Thank you, everyone said so." Little Gilbert held Naomi Watts in a princess hug: "Now, let you experience the charm of a bad man..."

With that said, he hugged Naomi Watts and walked towards the bedroom.

According to a manual on how to coax a woman, the best way to coax a woman is to go to bed with her.

Of course, this method is risky, because after she enjoys it, she may take you to court, so use it with caution.

But Naomi Watts was not the kind of woman who would fall out when she put up her skirt. After one night, she was much better.

There is still work to be busy next, Naomi Watts has to go on a promotional tour with the crew.

At the same time, Naomi Watts also got the female lead role in "Love at Second Sight" produced by Hollywood Film Company.

Hollywood Studios, just called Hollywood Studios, is a subsidiary of Disney and is responsible for film production. This "Love at Second Sight" is also confirmed to be distributed by Disney's Bu Wei Pictures.

The female lead was originally planned to be Sandra Bullock, but Disney is working closely with Gilbert Jr.

Knowing that Naomi Watts and little Gilbert had a special relationship, I chose Naomi Watts.

Of course, the Bailey played by Naomi Watts in "Iron Fist" is also the reason why she was chosen for "Love at Second Sight".

That's why Naomi Watts didn't have a big problem with little Gilbert throwing away his business card, because she did get a lot of benefits from little Gilbert.

Otherwise, why would Hollywood studios abandon the already popular Sandra Bullock and choose her?

Little Gilbert has always wondered why Disney has so many subsidiaries, including Touchstone Pictures, Buena Vista Pictures, and Hollywood Studios.

He also asked Robert Egger about this matter, and Robert Egger's explanation was very interesting.

Because the purpose of Disney's establishment is to cater to children, family fun, and young age.

It is because of this purpose that Disney ranks first in the field of animated films.

But this tenet is not very applicable to the live-action film business.

That's why there are so many subsidiaries that can circumvent the purpose of Disney.

Otherwise, Touchstone Pictures wouldn't be able to invest in "Death is Here". Horror movies and children's movies are two extremes.

Little Gilbert suddenly realized that no wonder the Marvel movies that were directly responsible for Disney became more and more childish.

He thought that those in power at Disney were childish. Unexpectedly, before Marvel existed, Disney had long been a child who would not grow up.

The aftermath of the Oscars is still going on. Although Gilbert Jr. won a statuette for Best Editing, he was not the focus of media attention.

The focus this time is on the best actor.

After the awards ceremony, Tom Hanks, the Oscar winner, was controversial. The controversy was that Liam Neeson, the actor of "Schindler's List", did not win the best actor.

Hollywood is the sphere of squid influence, and squid influence is very powerful.

This movie about the suffering history of squids should sweep the Oscars in the opinion of squids.

Tom Hanks is not a squid, so of course those squid-like media will complain about "Schindler's List".

Little Gilbert just watched the excitement and said nothing. This little commotion had nothing to do with him.

Although "Schindler's List" was also nominated for Best Editing, he was also a squid when he won the statuette, and the media with squid attributes let him go.

It's normal to have arguments, but it's abnormal not to have arguments!
  Sure enough, soon the HIV community and the gay community came out to speak out for Tom Hanks and support Tom Hanks.

Because in "Once Upon a Time in Philadelphia," the character played by Tom Hanks is gay and HIV-positive.

Thinking about it, Oscar is quite perverted. If you want to win an Oscar, you have to play an abnormal person.

Characters such as mental illness, homosexuality, terminal illness, etc. can easily win Oscars, which simply does not give normal characters a chance to survive.

It's April, and the smoke of summer vacation has begun to fill the air.

"Iron Fist" held two preview screenings with media, film critics, and theater representatives, and achieved a good reputation.

The average score from the media participating in the preview screening was 80, which is a pretty good score for a summer commercial blockbuster.

Film critics' evaluations are quite polarized. Some film critics think that the special effects of the film are good, and the emotional line between father and son is also clearly explained. Overall, it is a qualified film.

It's really rare for a commercial film to get a qualified review from a picky film critic.

Other film critics believe that the robot boxing line is completely unnecessary and that the father-son relationship should be explored in depth.

Why did they separate, what changes happened after separation, and how they finally healed each other.

Film critics are also divided on whether it is a cure. Some film critics feel that the film should be a tragedy, and the family-friendly ending greatly reduces the artistic sense of the film.

Some film critics think it's good for father and son to heal each other, but the robot is too redundant.

Among them, Roger Ebert is the representative of the film critics who praised it.

However, in order to get him to say good things, Disney and Warner have to serve this difficult film critic.

The production cost of the film was US$80 million, and it was an A-level commercial film, enough for film critics like Roger Ebert to come to the scene in person.

This well-known film critic has a lot of demands. When he came to Los Angeles, he asked to play golf every week.

It is best to live in a place with a beach where he can go for a swim.

At the same time, he also needs a yacht, and he wants to go sailing.

Robert Egger once privately complained to little Gilbert: "This damn film critic, he actually took 18 models out to sea, two of them are still underage."

"Ouch!" Little Gilbert said it was an eye-opener. Roger Ebert was very old and could play pretty fancy.

Little Gilbert couldn't help but feel chills at the thought of Roger Ebert's fat body weighing down the delicate model.

The influence group of film critics is very powerful in North America.

Although little Gilbert doesn't like these people very much, in order to compete for Oscars in the future, he still needs the support of these film critics, so little Gilbert suppressed his personal preferences.

When you enter this circle, sometimes you cannot do things based on your preferences.

From this aspect, little Gilbert is already a mature senior Hollywood film director.

"Iron Fist" is scheduled to be released on May 6, the first weekend of the summer season.

Because competitive commercial blockbusters are basically concentrated in June, July and August, the May period is relatively more relaxed.

"When a Man Loves a Woman," released by Buena Vista Films, has been moved to April 29 under the coordination of Robert Egger.

This film doesn't want to have a head-on collision with little Gilbert in the first week of the summer season, so it simply avoids it.

Warner Bros.'s "Marvel" simply avoided the release for two weeks and moved it to May 20.

Another film, "The Crow," was distributed by Miramax. It also didn't want to be released on the same weekend as "Iron Fist," so it was moved to May 13th.

As an aside, the film "The Crow" is the posthumous film of Bruce Lee's son, Lee Kwok-ho.

Li Guohao's death was also very bizarre. He was actually shot by a prop gun during the filming of a gun battle scene.

His death has become Hollywood's biggest mystery in recent times.

(End of this chapter)