hollywood melon man

Chapter 130 The pulling begins

"Sean, I know you are very angry, and I want to advise you not to do something irrational." Martin Bob said quite kindly, trying his best to calm Sean Connery's temper.

After all, this old man still has value, and Martin Bob doesn’t want to give up just yet.

Sean Connery looked at him suppressing his anger. He asked: "Is there nothing CAA can do? That bastard has affected CAA's interests many times, and you just let him go like this?"

Sean Connery's saliva sprayed on Martin Bob's face, and Martin Bob wiped his face with a tissue in disgust.

He continued: "Sean, you and I all know that little Gilbert has grown to a point where no agency can manipulate him at will.

He is not one of those directors under CAA who are waiting for opportunities, nor is he one of those young actors who have not yet become famous.

He is recognized as a talented director in the United States, and Disney, Warner, and Fox all support him.

It is not easy to cause trouble for such a genius. You must always be careful and wait for opportunities. "

"Then what should we do?" Sean Connery became a little calmer and asked Martin Bob to see what he said.

Martin Bob said: "Commercially, no one can do anything to little Gilbert except himself. But at the Oscars, there are a lot of things we can do.

Although little Gilbert has never said that he yearns for the Oscar stage, if he wants to become the top director in Hollywood, he cannot lack Oscar recognition. "

Although the essence of the Oscar is an act of business public relations, interest exchange, and favor exchanges, if he cannot get the recognition of the Oscar, Martin Bob does not think that little Gilbert can become the second George Lucas.

Sean Connery looked at Martin Bob coldly: "I hope it is indeed what you said..."

After appeasing Sean Connery, Martin Bob returned to the CAA offices in Century City.

"Martin, what's the result?" confidant Lovett asked.

"Fortunately," Martin Bob rubbed his temples and had a slight headache: "This rude and rude old Scottish man, if he hadn't been of some value, hum!"

Although he didn't say anything else, Lovett obviously knew what Martin Bob wanted to say.

If there was no value, such an old man who was rude, drunk, and took drugs would have been abandoned by CAA long ago.

Fortunately, little Gilbert was not offended too much this time and was limited to normal business competition.

If Little Gilbert plans to retaliate, CAA can only push Sean Connery out as a shield to calm Little Gilbert's anger.

To put it nicely, CAA dominates Hollywood, but in fact they can't even dominate a single A-list director and star, and people in turn want to give them a thumbs-down.

Now Martin Bob is putting his hopes on the Oscar. He asked Lovett: "What's going on with Mel's plan?"

"Mel said 'Braveheart' will be released on May fifth," Lovett said.

"Meet little Gilbert?" Martin Bob frowned: "Who decided this, Shirley Lansing or Townsend Rothman?"

"No, it was Mel who insisted it be released on this schedule," Lovett replied.

"That's not possible," Martin Bob shook his head and said, "Let's leave this schedule as far away as possible. I'll go talk to Mel."

Is it on the same schedule as "Bravely Entering the Deadly Island"? Martin Bob is always paying attention to the production situation of "Braveheart". He does not think that the intense summer film can beat the summer film The Little Prince.

In fact, it was not just Martin Bob who had this idea, because 20th Century Fox invested in "Brave Island" and also invested in "Braveheart".

Of course, 20th Century Fox did not want the two movies it invested in to meet on the same schedule, so it requested a change of schedule.

Paramount Pictures, as the main investor and distributor, also does not want to meet little Gilbert, the little prince of the summer film.

If it is a work by a first-tier commercial film director, then Paramount is not worried at all, but if a film that is competing for the Olympics is placed in the summer release to compete head-on with commercial blockbusters? It's not wise to think about it.

Mel Gibson was overconfident and didn't want to change schedules.

He even said in private: "I will never be afraid of a young boy. I want to let little Gilbert know who is the most popular person in Hollywood."

This word quickly reached little Gilbert's ears. He frowned and did not respond.

He knows people like Mel Gibson well. If you respond, he becomes more enthusiastic, so it would be better not to respond and find your place in other ways.

Fortunately, Mel Gibson did not say this during an interview with the media, otherwise things would have become irreversible.

Despite his reluctance, Mel Gibson quickly admitted his mistake under the pressure of Paramount and Fox Pictures, saying that he drank too much that day and spoke big words.

He also said that Little Gilbert is the director he admires most and looks forward to working with him one day.

As these words came out, the schedule of "Braveheart" also changed. The film was moved to May 24th, avoiding Gilbert Jr.'s movie.

That's fine, "Braveheart" has not announced a release date before, and fans won't know that the film was scared away.

However, "Braveheart" ran in time, which does not mean that little Gilbert has no ideas. Cooperating with the publicity department, little Gilbert formulated a publicity plan.

Although Roger Moore is a third-generation 007 actor, he is outdated after all. Although Sean Connery is a first-generation 007 movie actor, he is lucky and is better than Roger Moore.

So Gilbert Jr.’s idea was, why not let Roger Moore step over Sean Connery?
  Little Gilbert didn't know that Sean Connery hated him, and at one point he couldn't help but attack him in front of the media. But even if he didn't know about it, little Gilbert would not let go of this opportunity.

Who makes Sean Connery more famous than Roger Moore? It is a pity that the film does not step on his head to promote it.

Moreover, Sean Connery is from CAA and a client of Martin Bobb. He also participated in "Braveheart", so it just happened that the old and new grudges were settled together.

Little Gilbert soon chatted with Roger Moore about this matter: "We plan to hype up who is the strongest 007 between you and Sean Connery, and we need your cooperation."

After starring in "The Island", Roger Moore, who had been semi-retired, regained public attention.

The long-lost feeling refreshed Roger Moore.

He said brightly: "Say it, little Gilbert, I will cooperate."

"Well," little Gilbert nodded and said, "I remember that you have starred in the most 007 series movies, and you have the highest box office, and you are much better than Sean Connery. And in "007: The Man with the Golden Gun" , starring opposite Christopher Lee, who is a real agent. This is also a publicity point."

When Christopher Lee was considered as a candidate, the crew checked his resume and found that he had actually been an agent, which was amazing.

However, for various reasons, the crew still chose Roger Moore.

Roger Moore said: "Little Gilbert, maybe you don't know, but I served in the British Intelligence Service during World War II."

"Wow!" Little Gilbert expressed some surprise: "Is this true?"

"Of course it's true," Roger Moore said. "Although I have never killed anyone myself, I have stayed in France and North Africa, and I once came face to face with the famous Desert Fox within fifty kilometers."

On the battlefield, fifty kilometers is indeed quite close. Nowadays, many rocket launchers can hit this distance.

Little Gilbert lamented Roger Moore's magical experience: "This is great, the publicity department will hype this up, it's best to exaggerate.

We will seek confirmation from the British side. If the media asks about it, don't deny it or admit it. "

"Don't worry," Roger Moore gave a very understanding look: "I know how to do it."

After deliberation and decision, Little Gilbert immediately told the matter to the publicity and distribution departments of Warner and Touchstone Pictures. The publicity and distribution department took it very seriously and went to the UK to verify it. Sure enough, they found Roger Moore's record of serving in the intelligence service.

Although Roger Moore is a civilian official and has never carried out dangerous missions, coupled with his experience of starring in 007, it is legendary enough.

Moreover, there is no Internet these days, so what happened to Roger Moore is not decided by the media and newspapers.

Soon, tabloids owned by Disney and Warner began to hype it up. First, little Gilbert accepted an interview with the Queen's reporter Sarah.

"Actually, my original choice at the beginning was Sean Connery." Gilbert Jr. said.

"Then why was it replaced by Mr. Roger Moore in the end?" Sarah asked cooperatively.

Of course, little Gilbert couldn't say that it was because Sean Connery's outrageous demands and his desire to bring money into the group, that he began to use his acting skills according to the predetermined plan.

"Of course I found out something. When I looked through the resumes of previous 007 actors, I found that Roger Moore really served in the British intelligence service.

It was this experience that prompted me to choose him. "

"Wow," Sarah was also amazed: "You mean, Roger Moore is the real-life version of 007?"

"Yes, that's right. Roger Moore didn't talk about that past history. A lot of information about him is classified by the British intelligence agencies. We don't know what he went through." Little Gilbert joked casually.

After this interview was released, it really attracted the attention of movie fans.

Many fans have also discussed privately that it turns out that Roger Moore is really an agent. No wonder his performance as 007 feels so good. It is all based on real experiences.

Subsequently, more media participated in the report, and some media began to write some short stories for Roger Moore.

Where they were, what dangerous missions they performed, whether they killed anyone, and other similar stories frequently appeared in newspapers.

At the same time, some newspapers called Roger Moore the strongest 007, surpassing Sean Connery.

If the experience is true, Roger Moore is indeed the strongest 007, but except for serving in the intelligence service, most of the other stories are made up.

But in Hollywood, they never care whether the story is true or false. They just chase the heat and hype it up.

Sean Connery was very aggrieved because he had to swallow his anger, but he didn't expect that little Gilbert would step on him and hype him up.

This immediately angered the irascible Sean Connery. He ignored Martin Bob's advice and spoke out in interviews with the media.

"Roger Moore's experience is completely made up. He has never killed anyone or performed any dangerous missions."

Christopher Lee, who starred in The Man with the Golden Gun, quickly responded when he saw this opportunity: "I also served in the intelligence service, and I worked with Roger Moore."

This unknown experience was originally just a hype, but as soon as Christopher Lee's words came out, it aroused even more interest from the media.

Soon the media with channels went to the UK for verification, and the response they received was that both Christopher Lee and Roger Moore had indeed served in the intelligence service.

This is enough.

As the news was confirmed, the two old men Roger Moore and Christopher Lee stepped on Sean Connery to take over, and the popularity increased.

Why did Christopher Lee step off the field to help Roger Moore confirm this? Certainly not because of his close relationship with Roger Moore.

In fact, Gilbert Jr. exchanged this role for a role. He promised to let the old man play a role in the next movie. Christopher Lee will be considered for suitable roles in future movies.

The old man was still cool and thought the exchange was worth it. Sean Connery had nothing to do with him, so he agreed.

Of course, an empty promise is not enough for Christopher Lee to risk offending Sean Connery and CAA.

He saw an opportunity to become famous. Although he was over seventy, Christopher Lee, like Roger Moore, was not willing to withdraw from the circle like this.

So of course this shrewd old man would not let go of such a hype opportunity.

In this circle, people either step on others or are stepped on every day, so Christopher Lee would rather be a person who steps on others.

The world doesn’t revolve around CAA and Sean Connery anyway, does it?
  So poor Sean Connery was stepped on by both the third 007 actor and The Man with the Golden Gun.

It’s not like CAA did nothing. Martin Bob contacted the media to question Roger Moore’s experience, but this only fueled the public’s enthusiasm for discussing the matter.

"Bravely Entering the Deadly Island" has become even more anticipated by movie fans through the hype.

After all, an old man with real military service experience looks very attractive.

　It’s the New Year, a lot of things, not in good condition, angry...

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)