Seven Hundred and Thirty-Four - Treat It as Invisible

Hollywood Draws Los Angeles 1990734 - It seems that time is slowly entering November. While filming "Wonder Woman", Wayne is also constantly communicating with Los Angeles and other places through Nina, always paying attention to several of his investments. Project Progress.

Gradually towards the end of 1998, the most eye-catching information now is the seemingly endless upward momentum of Nasdaq. Behind the carnival of North American stock investors, many people also saw the crisis. The unpredictable state of the stock market had nothing to do with Wayne at this time.

Colin Howard, an accountant and investment consultant, immediately sold out his Internet company stocks after receiving Nina's call.

Whether it's Google or Microsoft or Oracle, these stocks are absolutely hot stocks in the market now, and this thing is happening very quickly. The only thing that makes people feel helpless is that fruit is also a hot commodity, and Colin Howard can only slowly absorb the scattered stocks on the market.

No one can deny that since Boss Qiao was kicked out by the Fruit Company, and then relied on Pixar to make a turnaround in Hollywood, he re-entered Fruit, which has brought confidence to countless investors.

The "Lord of the Rings" crew in New Zealand has entered the final stage of preparations, and a large number of actors have been training for a period of time. According to Peter Jackson's plan, the film will officially start shooting after the Oscars.

The "King Kong" project has begun filming, and "King Kong", directed by Roland Emmerich, also recently held a launch conference. Not to mention the attention brought by Naomi Watts, it was just the controversy brought by Roland Emmerich that caused this film to be immersed in media discussions before it was even produced.

There is no way. From the preparation to the launch press conference, all the information obtained by the media shows that this is still a monster movie with a giant monster as the absolute protagonist on the screen. This is easily reminiscent of the popular "Godzilla" 》.

In fact, monster movies, just like zombie movies and grindhouse horror movies, have always had many fans in North America, and there are also a large number of monster movie fans.

From the fact that Universal Pictures likes to produce this type of movies and continues to produce this type of movies, it can be seen that movie fans are not low in pursuit of monster movies.

But so far, the only truly popular movie is undoubtedly Steven Spielberg's "Jurassic Park." Except for this movie series, other follow-up productions have basically failed, and the market results achieved are not ideal at all.

Just like this year's "Godzilla", this hugely invested monster made Roland Emmerich suffer a big loss and almost completely depleted his previous credibility with the film company.

Hollywood has always been an extremely realistic place. When you can make a hit movie, it will bring huge benefits to the movie company. Then there is no doubt that you are the darling of the entire film company.

But when you invest hundreds of millions of dollars and fail to make any money in the market, they will abandon you without hesitation. And they won't easily give you a chance to make a comeback, because no company will believe that your next film will be absolutely successful.

Hollywood directors who have had ups and downs in their careers are definitely not considered peep shows in the industry. It's just that some of them completely disappeared from the industry after they failed. After some people fail, they can patiently look for opportunities and return to the mainstream market again.

However, there is also a director type that gives all Hollywood studios great headaches, and the representative figure is Ridley Scott.

This product is like a scratch-off ticket. If it wins, it will basically be a good film that makes a lot of money. If it doesn't, it will be a scam for the film company. However, its status in the film industry is not low.

For Roland Emmerich today, "King Kong" is his hope for a comeback. Although the salary in the director's contract is completely inconsistent with his worth, except for "King Kong", a project with a large investment scale, , and he couldn't find a better choice.

Even though it's already November, the sunshine in Los Angeles is still hot, but the warm sunshine is still blocked outside the studio. In the largest studio in Warner Studios, the crew of "King Kong" has been conducting special filming here since the filming started.

"I didn't expect that the movie could be shot like this..."

When Nicole Kidman walked into the studio, she found that everyone's attention was focused on the actors performing. She originally made an appointment to visit Naomi Watts' class, and when she saw the actor performing, she murmured in surprise.

When the staff leading the way heard her sigh, he turned around, stretched out a finger in front of his mouth, and signaled her to keep quiet.

When Nicole Kidman was led by the staff to Naomi Watts, she found that her "best friend", who was also from Australia, was also paying close attention to the actor who was performing a special performance in the crowd.

"Great job Andy, let's take a fifteen minute break!"

It wasn't until the film director Peter Jackson shouted that the quiet atmosphere in the studio was broken, and the staff began to move at the same time to check the equipment on the actor.

"Hi, Nicole."

Naomi Watts waited until the filming of this section was over, turned around and found her "best friend" standing next to her. "Sorry, I was so absorbed in what I was watching just now. When did you arrive?"

"Hi, Nami. I just arrived."

Nicole Kidman said hello, took the chair handed by an assistant, and sat next to the Australian fellow. However, her eyes still drifted towards the actor just now from time to time, her eyes full of curiosity. "Nami, is this the rumored motion capture?"

Nodding, Naomi Watts said: "Yes, this is actually my first time to have close contact with this."

Since the success of "The Flash" this year, the motion capture technology used in the film has begun to enter the attention of people in the industry.

For many people in Hollywood, they have only heard of this shooting technology and have not seen how it is shot, so Nicole Kidman is particularly curious.

"You know, since Wayne used this technology extensively, it has opened a door for many directors." Seeing that the other party was very curious, Naomi Watts shrugged and explained:

"Roland Emmerich also chose motion capture. After all, the partnership between Warner Bros. and Industrial Light & Magic allows the entire special effects team from Industrial Light & Magic to join the crew. Pay attention to those patches on Andy's body, those In fact, it is a sensor that can capture all his movements into the computer."

Nicole Kidman smiled and shook her head. "Don't tell me this actor plays the gorilla."

"Yes, you guessed it right! Andy plays the gorilla." Naomi Watts leaned on her chair and smiled as she spoke. "Can you imagine? In the film, I actually had to be held in the hands of such a virtual gorilla many times."

"Trust me, Nami." Nicole Kidman put her handbag aside and looked up and down at her "bestie." "It's better than being held in the hands of a real gorilla."

They were all insiders. Mrs. Cruise had already thought of the benefits of shooting like this after just listening to some explanations. At the very least, time-consuming special effects modeling is eliminated, allowing this exaggerated gorilla to be synthesized directly on the computer.

The studio was crowded, with dozens of staff walking back and forth, all working around the director's team. It can be seen that director Roland Emmerich is constantly having some kind of communication with the members of the Industrial Light and Magic team. Everyone is like clockwork, constantly working hard on the filming of the film.

Looking at all this, Nicole Kidman quickly discovered something unusual, that is, no one came to disturb her "best friend" in this small resting area. It can be said that in the entire busy studio, except for two waiting assistants around Naomi Watts, it was surprisingly quiet.

There is no doubt that no one knows her relationship with Wayne. Even ordinary people in North America know that she gave birth to a little princess for the Greenberg family. Therefore, when she joined the crew of a project invested and produced by Wayne, she was naturally one of the ones with the highest status.

Even in the eyes of many staff members, one of them can be removed, because once some conflicts arise, everyone believes that the producers of Warner Bros. will not hesitate to stand beside this woman and cry out.

This is the influence brought by Wayne Greenberg. Nicole Kidman is very familiar with this feeling. In her own body, the same scene happened in the past few years. After all, although the title of Mrs. Cruise is not It sounds nice, but it definitely works.

"I heard that this project was produced specifically for you by Wayne?"

Turning her eyes back to the face of the woman in front of her, Nicole Kidman smiled and joked: "Tsk, tsk, Nami, this is a big project with an investment of more than 160 million US dollars. It seems that Wayne is really attracted to you. Heart."

It seems like a joke between friends, but Naomi Watts is not a fool. She has grown a lot in the industry over the years. Especially since she had keenly sensed some sour undertones from the other party's teasing.

She suddenly remembered something Wayne said accidentally, 'Friends are always afraid that you will have a bad life, but they are always afraid that you will have a good life.'

To this day, she still remembers that when she first arrived in Hollywood, the other party did provide her with some small help, but at that time, the other party was the aloof Mrs. Cruise, the absolute core of all Australian gangs.

"Nicole, you should know what the nature of men like them is."

Shaking her head helplessly, Naomi Watts had no intention of showing off at all. Instead, she said in a feeble tone: "Do you think I am worth 160 million US dollars? Even I know that no woman is worth that much money. , to put it bluntly, Wayne invested in this project because it could make him money.

As for the rumors from the outside that the script was specially written for me, the investment was specially made for me, and the professional team was specially requested from Warner Bros. for me, just listen to it and don’t take it seriously. "

There is a sentence that instantly struck a chord with Nicole Kidman, that is, what is the nature of men like "them".

There is no doubt that "they" refers to the successful big guys in the industry. Wayne Greenberg belongs to this category, and so does Tom Cruise. Even Will Smith, who was favored by Wayne, also joined this circle.

Thinking about the ongoing conflicts with Tom Cruise in recent months, Nicole Kidman felt a deep sense of malice.

And as far as she knew, the same situation existed between the Will-Smith couple. The two basically played their own games, and no one would disturb the other.

Nicole Kidman shook her head full of self-mockery and said casually: "Oh, Nami, is there really no dedicated man in Hollywood?"

"Yes, and there must be quite a few of them." Naomi Watts put away her smile and said seriously: "But those men are most likely losers. We all know that in this circle, what is the role of a successful man? How many temptations to face.”

"This society is so unfair to us women!" Nicole Kidman said one after another: "To be honest, Nami, I don't understand now how to maintain the harmony between the two. relation."

Thinking of the news that frequently broke out in entertainment newspapers during this period, Naomi Watts understood what the other party meant. The conflict between Tom Cruise and Mrs. Cruise has almost been hyped up by the tabloids.

Looking at her still beautiful and dazzling best friend in front of her, Naomi Watts murmured in a low voice: "As long as you can't see it, just pretend it didn't happen."

"What?"

"This is just some advice I'm giving you, Nicole. As long as it's something you haven't seen with your own eyes, just treat it as if it never happened. This is a helpless choice to maintain a harmonious relationship. Of course, the premise is that you still want to maintain the relationship between the two. Harmony among people.”

Nodding silently, Nicole Kidman did not continue the topic. Of course she knew that doing so could maintain the marriage, and most of the marriages between stars in the industry were maintained in this way.

But she really can't do it. Nicole Kidman knows that she can have better development and have greater ambitions. Perhaps Mrs. Cruz has had enough of this title now. Every time she hears someone call her this, she feels disgusted from the bottom of her heart for no reason.

Shaking her head vigorously, Nicole Kidman put away the messy thoughts for a while, looked at the only leisurely woman in the busy studio, and asked: "Forget it, let's not talk about this, I see you are on the set It’s pretty easy, has Little Fendi been picked up?”

"No, still at the Greenberg Ranch in Ventura."

Mentioning her daughter, a smile naturally appeared on Naomi Watts' face. "The little guy likes to stay on the farm, where Fundy can play with any animal all day long. And Wayne also hopes that Fundy can stay on the farm for a few more years to avoid being exposed to the spotlight too early.

You know, compared to the new parents Wayne and I, Ruben and Anna obviously know better how to accompany their children to grow up. Unlike our unqualified parents, these grandparents are more loved by their children. "

Sometimes Naomi Watts also wonders. According to traditional North American thinking, there is absolutely no obligation to help children take care of their children. But as a Jewish family, neither Reuben Greenberg nor Anna Greenberg felt that little Fendi disturbed their rhythm of life. Instead, they loved their little granddaughter very much.

Speaking of the little guy, Nicole Kidman sighed sincerely: "No, believe me Nami, when Fendi gets older, you will know how lucky she is to be born in such a family."

In fact, both women know that it is not how lucky they are to be born into such a family, but how lucky they are to have such a father as soon as they are born.

As the only descendant of the Greenberg family, it can be said that he has solved 99% of the problems that have troubled mankind for a lifetime, money, since he was ignorant. Given Wayne's ability and speed to make money, even if this kid grows up and ruins his family, he will probably have enough food and clothing for the rest of his life.

"Hey, you're not reading the script of "King Kong"?"

When the two women talked about their children, the atmosphere became much warmer. As they were chatting enthusiastically, Nicole Kidman suddenly discovered that the script that had been spread out on the table in front of each other was not the "King Kong" film that was being filmed. .

"Hmm, you mean this? This was published by Wayne's mother, Anna Greenberg, in her early years."

Seeing her "best friend" looking at the spread, Naomi Watts didn't think too much, so she naturally picked it up and put it in her opponent's hand. "This time I go back to the farm to accompany Fundy. Wayne's mother gave it to me."

Speaking of this, she seemed to have thought of something interesting, and said with a smile: "When Anna gave it to me, she swore to tell me that Wayne would use this cold and cruel book to get me all the actresses. The movie queen I want. Hahahaha..."

"God, did she tell you which year's Oscar winner she is scheduled to win? Hahaha."

After hearing what Naomi Watts said, Nicole Kidman naturally laughed teasingly, and the two women burst into laughter for a moment. As senior practitioners in the industry, they know better than anyone else that the Academy Award for Best Actress has always been the most competitive award, bar none.

And the Oscar for Best Actress is also the most uncertain award. Especially for actors like them who are too sweet and beautiful, they are born to be discriminated against by the Oscars, which makes it even more difficult to win.

""Three Billboards"..."

After glancing at the name of the short story, Nicole Kidman silently remembered it in her mind, and then put it on the table, showing no interest in reading it.

"Where should we go for a walk in the afternoon?"

Seeing that lunch time was about to arrive, Naomi Watts had no intention of staying. She just told the assistant of the crew, and then took Nicole Kidman on the tram and walked outside the studio. .

"I heard that Chanel has new autumn products..."

"Okay, let's go to Chanel first."