Four Hundred and Five - the Position Is Invisibly Reversed
The party started with Wayne's self-deprecation and teasing. After putting down the microphone in his hand, he, accompanied by Nina, started to say hello while carrying a bottle of beer.
Greenberg Manor is located at the end of Mulholland Drive, backed by a hilltop and covering a huge area. The main entrance of the manor is blocked by a garden and is surrounded by large evergreen trees, all of which bring excellent privacy. environment.
On the lawn behind the main building of the villa, there were not many people gathered. Although the guests took glasses of champagne from the hands of the adaptors, they were all considered successful people.
The guests are all familiar with each other. Even if they have minor conflicts at work, no one is stupid enough to show off in public. These people followed Wayne's figure around, making sounds of praise and congratulations from time to time, even though some of them didn't pay attention to the little guy at all.
Nicole Kidman is one of them. She has been pretending to glance at her fellow Australian inadvertently. Her "best friend" in the eyes of the North American public is wearing a simple home outfit at this time, with the little one in her arms. , has become the focus of many people's compliments.
All this made her feel quite uncomfortable. Although she didn't want to admit it, the fact was that Naomi Watts' popularity in the past two years had surpassed her own.
Her love affair and marriage with Tom Cruise brought her quickly into the eyes of mainstream North American audiences, and she also integrated into Hollywood in a short period of time, but her subsequent development was not satisfactory.
Naomi Watts, who came from behind, already had several successful masterpieces before giving birth. She was even regarded by the production company as a box office elixir. Her development momentum was extremely amazing. No one doubted this a year ago. An Australian actress cannot climb to the position of A celebrity.
"I don't understand why she chose to give birth to this child at a critical stage of her career!" Nicole Kidman elegantly held a glass of champagne and looked at the laughter that broke out from time to time around her fellow countrymen in the crowd, deliberately suppressing it. He raised his voice and said to Pat Kingsley beside him.
"You heard, in order to give birth to this child, Naomi Watts even fired her agent who had been with her for several years. It can be seen that the agent did not support her doing this. Considering that she was rumored I was famous before I got pregnant. As long as there is another successful project in which I am the absolute protagonist, I will be a stable first-line actress in the industry, but now..."
As she spoke, Nicole Kidman shook her head. This was something she had never been able to figure out. Let alone bullshit love, it is impossible for a woman who can survive in this circle to still have such ridiculous and immature thoughts.
Giving birth to this child didn't seem to take long, but it interrupted her rare rise. It would also break many fans' fantasies about her on the screen. After a series of chain reactions, no one knew what she would be like after her comeback. Whether it can maintain its fame a year ago, there are too many uncertain factors.
"She's a real smart one, Nicole."
The agent, Pat Kingsley, who had been silent since entering the manor, also responded in a low voice.
Noticing Mrs. Cruz's suspicious gaze, she took a sip of champagne and observed that no one was paying attention around her before continuing to explain. “You see, even though there was no wedding ceremony, in Wayne’s circle of friends and relationships, she had become Mrs. Greenberg invisibly because of this child.
Regardless of whether she returns to filming again, the treatment and resources she receives will be completely different from a year ago. With the backing of a media conglomerate like Warner Bros., do you think it will be harder to climb to the top than it was a year ago? "
Of course not, Nicole Kidman immediately thought of the answer. There may be no need for Wayne to push her. Naomi Watts can become the first potential candidate for the heroine of Warner Bros.'s various major productions by virtue of Wayne's relationship.
To put it bluntly, with such resources and opportunities in front of them, as long as Warner Bros. and Wayne Greenberg want to, even a sow can still be promoted to an A-list actress.
What she has to accept now is that compared to four or five years ago, the positions of the two Australian actresses have been virtually reversed.
After drinking down the champagne in her glass, Nicole Kidman forced herself to smile enthusiastically. "Okay, I have to go talk to my "best friend" about the kids..."
Saying hello to the agent next to her, she walked directly in the direction of Naomi Watts, with unspeakable emotions flashing in her eyes.
Next to the barbecue grill by the pool, Wayne let go of Will Smith's arm. The beer bottles in their hands touched each other, and at the same time they raised their heads and drank the cold beer inside.
"Hey bro."
The black star hugged the woman next to him and introduced her in his unique way of speaking. "She is Jada. If you have a suitable role for her in the future, remember to call me."
"No problem." Wayne shrugged and nodded with the black girl.
Will Smith now has no shortage of film roles, and those who can find him are all leading actors. Smith's cross-racial popularity and appeal have already begun to emerge. When "Men in Black" is released, he will fully step into the role of actor. The peak period of career.
But the situation faced by his wife is different. No matter what happens, all the African Americans in Hollywood are very united, and the competition is also life-and-death.
You know, there are very few roles suitable for African-Americans these days. If you narrow the scope to African-American women, the opportunities will become even rarer. Of course, the opportunities mentioned here are for the main roles.
After chatting with Will Smith for a while, Wayne finally found time to walk towards his parents.
Today, Tom Cruise came quite early. He has been by the superstar's side, and the other party is also qualified to let him accompany him. As a top scarce resource in the industry, no matter how he feels about him, the necessary respect must be given. Give.
After that, he greeted his friends again, and it wasn't until it got dark that he turned his attention to his parents, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
At this time, the old Mr. and Mrs. Greenberg were obviously in a good mood. Anna Greenberg and Bella Grant were sitting together. The two of them had a good conversation. One was a former film producer and writer, and the other was a screenwriter. One is the editor-in-chief of an authoritative print media, and they are two highly educated women with a high sensitivity to words.
Not far from them, old Greenberg was holding a huge pipe in his mouth. He got together with Jeff Robinoff, Bruce Rosenblum and Steven Spielberg. Several old men In the middle, hearty laughter burst out from time to time.
"Come here, boy."
When Wayne and Nina wandered up to them, the elder Greenberg patted the chair next to him. "Your mother misses you very much during this period, but she doesn't want to call. She is always afraid of affecting your ongoing work."
"You can stay a few more days this time."
After sitting next to his father, he took out a bottle of beer from the ice bucket, touched it with three other old men who were enjoying cigars, and relaxedly explained to his father. "My work here will last for the entire summer, and I won't have a few days off after that. I have to work on the filming of Batman Part 2, and then..."
"Then there's that damn statuette!" Bruce Rosenblum raised his eyebrows, puffed out a large cloud of cigar smoke, and took over with a smile.
"Throughout the awards season, Wayne will be busy with various public relations activities. Warner Bros. will hold frequent pull-out parties, and he will also have to entertain those Academy members who have votes. By then, it is estimated that Batman's post-production work will also be Very nervous, damn, thinking about it now gives me a headache for you!”
Almost half of these work plans are arranged by Nina and the distribution department he is responsible for, so no one knows better than him how busy Wayne will be this year.
Although he was teasing the young man sitting next to him, Bruce Rosenblum's words showed his importance to Warner Brothers.
In the past few years, the other party has fully and thoroughly proved his ability and vision in this aspect of movies. Even his business acumen as a production company boss is still a stroke of genius.
Outsiders don't know each other's details, but the two Warner Bros. executives know very well that he was the biggest beneficiary behind the scenes of the "Blair Witch" marketing campaign to make quick money.
An even more brilliant stroke is yet to come. After the downgrade, the omni-channel copyright of "Blair Witch" was suppressed and not sold, which severely cheated Universal Pictures. Not only did it get a lot of cash, but it also caused Universal Pictures to suffer. A big somersault, this is what they most want to see.
Although Old Greenberg was laughing along with the teasing of several people around him, he felt uncomfortable in his heart and did not quite understand some of his son's thoughts. In his mind, there was no need for Wayne to walk so hastily.
But whenever he thinks of his son's current achievements, the smile under his beard is filled with pride. Even this proud old Jewish man admitted that his son's talent and hard work in the film industry completely surpassed his outdated old guy.
"Batman Part 2, if possible, start filming as early as possible." Jeff Robinov did not take into account Steven Spielberg who was present at all, and they casually chatted a few words about the awards season. Back to Batman again.
"Wayne, I think you should have gotten the news. Most of the shareholders on the board of directors hope that you can start producing the second Batman movie as soon as possible. Now they are putting more and more pressure on Bruce and me."
The board of directors has discussed the second Batman movie many times. Even when Wayne announced the production of "The Departed," many shareholders expressed dissatisfaction. Of course, Wayne knew all of this.
"After "The Departed" is released, um..."
Wayne thought about it for a while and said to Jeff Robinoff: "After the hottest screening period, we can announce the Batman production plan a little earlier, and the preparations can start a little earlier."
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