hollywood melon man

Chapter 470 People feel refreshed during happy events
Before the premiere of the movie "Wushuang", the three women who were pregnant with Gilbert Jr. gave birth one after another.

Noriko Sakai gave birth to Gilbert Jr.'s second son. The first son was named by Gilbert Jr. This time, the old man took over the name and named him Victarion Landrini.

Very stylish, a typical Italian name.

After consulting with little Gilbert, Noriko Sakai gave Victarion an island name, Katsuto Sakai, and placed beautiful hopes on the child.

Norika Fujiwara gave birth to a daughter. After the infancy, the little girl was very beautiful and was loved by the whole family.

The daughter's name was given by her aunt Meryl, Felicia, who said it was the name of little Gilbert's grandmother.

My grandmother had passed away many years ago, and it is common in the West to give children the names of elderly family members.

It is said that a daughter is a father's little cotton-padded jacket. Compared with his two sons, little Gilbert obviously likes his only daughter more.

More than a month after both women on the island gave birth, Cameron Diaz also gave birth to a son for Gilbert Jr., which made the old man so happy that he almost lost his mind.

The Landellini family expanded rapidly from a small number of two people to three males in the next generation.

The child's name was Stos, the son of Hera, the goddess of fertility in ancient Greek mythology. This also put an end to the small size of the Landrini family.

The birth of three children at once attracted the attention of little Gilbert's good friends.

Last time, Tom Cruise's chance to be the godfather was snatched away by Robert Egger. This time he will not miss the opportunity and become Hephaestus' godfather. Naturally, Nicole Kidman will also become Hephaestus' godmother.

Although the other two children were born to women from the island country, they were still little Gilbert's children after all, and they received equally considerable attention.

Doug Walter also said that he had a son and could arrange a marriage for Felicia, but little Gilbert did not agree.

Tom Cruise also said that Suri could marry Victarion, and asked if she was willing. Then Suri nodded decisively to express her willingness, leaving little Gilbert speechless.

He is against deciding children's major life events from an early age. While educating children well, they should also be given space for self-growth.

However, the actual implementation made Gilbert Jr., his not-so-experienced father, a little flustered.

People feel refreshed when good things happen to them. The movie "Wushuang" is about to be released.

In addition to the children, some people were discussing topics related to the Little Gilbert movie at this time.

"The three previews of "Wushuang" have received very good reviews and high praise. A media friend of mine said that this is the best crime movie he has seen recently.

David, you miscalculated."

Michael Ovitz and David Ellison discuss the summer release of Van Helsing at Sky Studios.

Van Helsing was the first film released by David Ellison as producer, and it had to compete with Gilbert Jr.'s new film.

Michael Ovitz tried to persuade him several times, but David Ellison insisted on his own way and Michael Ovitz could only sigh in vain.

This time, Michael Ovitz is still here to persuade David Ellison to change the schedule and not to confront Gilbert Jr. head-on, as he cannot defeat him.

David Ellison naturally understood what he meant, but he had other ideas: "If we change the schedule like this, doesn't it mean that we are afraid of little Gilbert? Isn't this embarrassing?"

"Oh my God," Michael Ovitz sighed, holding his forehead, "David, no one will laugh at you, but will say that this is a wise choice.

There are so many people in Hollywood who are afraid of little Gilbert, so what's the harm in adding one more?

If we fail in a head-on collision, it would be a real loss of face, and the loss would be even greater.”

These are wise words from Michael Ovitz. If David Ellison were replaced by any other Hollywood director, even Benny Chan, he would definitely listen to Michael Ovitz.

But unfortunately, David Ellison learned Larry Ellison's madness but not his wisdom and judgment.

David Ellison said disapprovingly: “Humph, Michael, I think you are scared by little Gilbert, all of you.

But I am not afraid, I do not think that Gilbert Jr. is invincible."

Faced with the stubborn David Ellison, Michael Ovitz could only try his best to persuade him.

“But judging from the word-of-mouth at the preview, The Invincibles is indeed outstanding, and it also has the participation of three major Hollywood stars, Hanks and Cruise, as well as the Queen’s lineup…”

David Ellison interrupted Michael Ovitz: "I know that preview reviews can be faked. And if the quality of the movie is bad, even 30 big stars will be useless."

Michael Ovitz was helpless. He couldn't understand why David Ellison was so stubborn.

Gilbert has been in the industry for so many years that he would not bother to resort to such tricks as fraud. Besides, what else could make the two Toms abandon their principle of not meeting each other and appear in the same movie?

In addition to Little Gilbert's fame, it was the excellent script that attracted them.

I hope David can sober up after this blow. Michael Ovitz no longer has any hope for the success of "Van Helsing". Fortunately, Sky Studios has strong capital, and most of the production costs of "Van Helsing" were solved through financing from Wall Street, so it can afford the loss.

On the other hand, Gilbert Jr. was not surprised to learn that David Ellison did not change the schedule.

"It seems that my reputation is useless and not scary at all. David Ellison refuses to change the schedule."

Sophia took out ten dollars from her bag and gave it to little Gilbert. She lost the bet this time.

At the same time, she didn't understand why David Ellison was so stubborn: "Are all young people nowadays so crazy? Van Helsing is obviously no match for The Invincibles. Can't David see that?"

"He may not be unable to see it, but he just doesn't want to admit defeat." Gilbert Jr. said: "Before Larry Ellison was completely disappointed in his son, David Ellison could still afford to pay.

So he wanted to give it a try and take a gamble.

If it succeeds, he will instantly become famous in Hollywood."

"It's hard, he's a troublemaker and I think most people don't like him," said Sophia.

"Yes, so the task of blocking is left to me." Little Gilbert finished his tea and stood up: "Let's go, Oscar winner of the Best Original Screenplay, it's time for dinner."

Sophia followed Gilbert to the restaurant and complained as they walked: "Why do I feel like you are mocking me with every word you say?"

"Hey, Sophia, that's just your illusion."

"Really? I don't think so..."

Time slowly came to the end of April. After "Van Helsing" confirmed that its release date would not be changed, it would face a direct clash with "Warriors".

Now, not to mention Hollywood, even Silicon Valley and Wall Street are paying attention to this matter because of the special identities of Gilbert Jr. and David Ellison.

Las Vegas even opened a special betting site, but most people were optimistic about Gilbert Jr. Only greedy people would choose to take a gamble and bet on David Ellison to win.

Larry Ellison even called David Ellison about this matter. He didn't know much about movies, but he knew what the name Gilbert Jr. meant.

So on the phone, he reminded David Ellison not to take it lightly and to take his opponent seriously.

The father and son were exactly the same, neither of them thought about changing the release date of the movie. The reason was the same, they couldn't back down at this time, otherwise they would lose face.

The two people think from a different angle than Michael Ovitz. Michael Ovitz thinks from the perspective of an industry insider and feels that withdrawing the film is a wise choice.

But both Larry Ellison and David Ellison believed that even if they couldn't win, they couldn't withdraw and they had to face it head-on, which was also a kind of courage.

David Ellison also explained to his father: "This is to let the whole of Hollywood see our determination, and let those who are against Gilbert Jr. see that there are people in Hollywood who dare to fight against Gilbert Jr.

I am an outsider, so I need to find allies. Little Gilbert is that target, and I can find allies.

I don't believe that all the opponents of Gilbert Jr. have died out over the years. They just lay dormant, waiting for their chance, and I'm giving them that chance."

Larry Ellison praised: "David, your idea is great, go ahead and do it, I support you."

With his father's support, David was more confident. He felt that even if Van Helsing could not beat The Invincibles, it would not lag far behind.

As long as there is such a trend of rapprochement between the two sides, it will send a signal to those opponents of Little Gilbert lurking in the dark.

David Ellison has hope, let's support him, so that little Gilbert can fail.

This is the difference in thinking caused by different perspectives on the issue. Michael Ovitz could not understand this, and David Ellison did not express it clearly.

However, this effect would only be achieved if Van Helsing were to lose.

If Van Helsing had been a complete failure, people would have only laughed at David Ellison for overestimating his abilities, rather than thinking that he had the ability to fight against little Gilbert.

The first challenge David Ellison faced was the issue of the premiere.

In order to avoid the limelight of "The Invincible", David Ellison wisely chose to hold the premiere of "Van Helsing" in New York.

New York is the entertainment center of the East Coast, but it is still not as star-studded as Los Angeles.

The guests attending the premiere of "The Warriors" can be said to have gathered half of Hollywood, and the red carpet was shining.

The premiere of "Van Helsing" would have been very shabby if the lead actor Hugh Jackman hadn't had a few friends, and David Ellison's girlfriend Christina Aguilera hadn't invited a few pop singers.

Looking towards Los Angeles, David Ellison could imagine the grand scene there.

But he is not jealous at all. Winning first does not count as winning. The real result will have to be seen in the film market.

(End of this chapter)