[US Entertainment] 1994

Seeing Brad Pitt walking out with a gloomy face, Josh smiled slightly.

His smile was caught by Carlos Ross who was passing by. A gloomy light flashed in Carlos's eyes, and he looked at the back of Brad Pitt who was almost fleeing, with a firm expression: "What do you do to him?" what?"

Josh rolled his eyes secretly: "What can I do to him? Maybe he did something to me?"

"... That's right." Carlos Ross raised his eyebrows, "He planned to do bad things to you, but he couldn't accept the condemnation of his conscience and ran away?"

Josh nodded: "Yes, that's right."

One thing Josh can be sure of is that Brad Pitt will probably not be happy to see him for a long time. After all, when he sees himself, Pete will recall the day when his masculinity was humiliated—— Don't ask Josh why he understands Pete's thoughts, they are all men, and dignity always comes first.

The dinner party lasted until the wee hours of the morning before it finally came to an end.Although Josh came here reluctantly at first, after one night, he also gained a lot.Josh began to understand why Hollywood people are keen to attend such parties - at the party, even the most inaccessible bigwigs will become kind angels, and sometimes things that take days to complete can often be completed in a few minutes Finalize, what a time saver.

After the dinner, Josh stood on the first floor of the hotel and called Arnold Cairns. The manager didn’t answer for a long time. Just when Josh was considering whether to take a taxi back, Carlos Ross shook the key at him. :"Come with me?"

Josh thought for a few seconds before agreeing. It was already very late. As soon as he sat in the co-pilot's seat, Josh suddenly felt drowsy. He fell asleep almost without warning. up.

Of course, it could also be said that Josh had already anticipated what would happen next, but he didn't mind at all.

Sure enough, the car finally stopped at the manor where Josh had been. Every time he came, Josh could strongly feel the income gap between him and Carlos Ross.

Hollywood stars are recognized as a high-income class, with low output and high returns. Even though Josh is only a little famous now, his income has far surpassed his peers by a large margin, even compared to those in the financial circle. Colin, who has been developing for many years, does not give up much, and with the development of the entertainment industry, their income will only get higher and higher, so there will be a wave of demands for salary cuts in Hollywood in later generations-the star's salary has been greatly increased Even the film companies with deep pockets cannot bear such a huge risk.

But in Josh's view, as long as the movie box office can continue to set records, the salary of stars will not change fundamentally.

Opening his eyes in a daze, Josh's eyes were a little sore from the sudden light. Of course, the drowsiness also became stronger.Standing drowsily behind Carlos Ross, Josh's head kept lighting, and rubbed against Carlos Ross's back several times—perhaps because he was too sleepy, Josh didn't have any charming thoughts, just I feel that the back of Carlos Ross seems to be too hard, and it is not comfortable to hit it.

Far less soft than in bed.

Carlos pushed Josh lightly: "Go take a shower."

But Josh didn't listen to him at all. There was a soft sofa with a fresh color in the living room. Josh couldn't help but lay down on it the first time he saw it, and he breathed rhythmically after a while.Carlos Ross raised his eyebrows, looking at the guy who was sleeping soundly, there was a trace of tenderness in his eyes.

After a long time, Josh was awakened by a slapping sound. As soon as he opened his eyes, Carlos Ross's face appeared in his sight as if enlarged. Josh blinked and looked around suspiciously: "what time is it now?"

Carlos Ross looked at him quietly: "One o'clock."

"I only slept for a while." He looked at Carlos's wet hair, "Did you take a shower?"

Carlos nodded.

"Then I'll go too." Josh blinked, "I thought you'd wait for me to wash together."

Carlos Ross raised his eyebrows and stared at him from afar.

Although this was at Carlos Ross's house, Josh didn't feel uncomfortable at all. He ran to the bathroom unsteadily, found a pair of underwear that fit from the cabinet, took a shower, and returned to the bedroom. Sure enough, he was completely dressed. Carlos Ross in light gray pajamas was already lying down.

He was holding a financial magazine in his hand, and Josh leaned over to take a look. The person on the cover was an old man he had never seen before. Probably only guys like Carlos and Colin who are interested in finance would like it. These things, if it was Josh, he would rather read a touching love story.

As soon as he got into bed, Josh unceremoniously occupied the other side of the bed, and poked his fingers through the open gap of Carlos' pajamas. The moment his fingers touched the skin, Josh keenly felt Carlos' body Slight trembling, as he probed deeper and deeper, the other party's movement of holding the magazine became a little unsteady, biting his lips, and throwing the magazine to the bedside with difficulty relying only on willpower.

"Do you miss me?"

Josh leaned close to the other's ear, and generously sent a kiss. Visible to the naked eye, the skin around the other's earlobe was instantly flushed, and his shrewd eyes became fascinated by this kiss—although he had no intention of starting a relationship, but Josh thought that Carlos and him were the most suitable bed partners, not only because of the other's outstanding appearance, but also because Josh was a very aggressive person at heart, and he liked to watch Carlos Ross lose his mind because of him With a guarding appearance, Josh felt an unspeakable sense of satisfaction at the thought of such an outstanding man willing to surrender for him.

Yes, Josh felt that he was perverted.

Soon, Carlos Ross became more and more intoxicated. He couldn't resist Josh's aggression at all. He could only hug Josh's waist weakly and let him do whatever he wanted.

………………

Waking up early in the morning, Josh, who had been busy all night, looked radiant. He thought that it was probably due to the lack of sex life.

The day before yesterday, he read the script all night. He didn't even want to get out of bed at noon yesterday. As a result, he didn't sleep much at all last night, but he was very satisfied. He lay on the bed in a big shape, with his hands and feet wantonly spread out. From time to time, hook Carlos' thigh with the sole of his foot.

Carlos Ross embraced Josh with his whole body, and his breath fell on Josh's neck. Although he noticed Josh's erotic movements lingering on his thigh, Carlos Ross didn't care about it at all, and just closed his eyes quietly repose.

In fact, looking at it this way, he and Josh look like a close couple.

Carlos Ross has always been clear that Josh doesn't have a boyfriend or a regular bed partner, and neither does he, which is why everything seems so weird—

They are not lovers, but in bed, they are each other's only.

They don't interfere with each other's lives, and they don't invade each other's territory too much, but they sync up unexpectedly.

However, since Josh is unwilling to change, and Carlos Ross has no intention of changing the relationship between the two, this state is actually not bad. After all, in this complicated Hollywood, cheating is normal even between husband and wife. It is a very burdensome thing in itself, maybe it is a good thing to keep a distance between them.

After sleeping until noon, when the manager called, Josh changed from lying down to sitting up, and answered the phone lazily: "Hello."

"You didn't come home yesterday?"

Josh replied: "Yeah."

His voice was nasal after a long sleep, and there was a sense of satisfaction after being satiated. Therefore, the manager immediately noticed that something was wrong with him: "Whose bed are you on? Or in a hotel?"

Josh blinked: "Your ears are better than paparazzi's. Dear Arnold, yes, I'm indeed in someone else's bed now, but not in a hotel. Don't worry, I don't plan to keep anything."

"Okay." The manager sighed softly, "Thank God you are not a frigid man, and I am not curious whose bed you are in, anyway, be careful, and don't be photographed by the paparazzi with your ugly face after excessive indulgence ,Understand?"

"I know, I know, you're really talkative." As soon as Josh finished speaking, Carlos's slender arms hooked his neck, and his fingers wandered wantonly on his chest: "Your manager's phone number?"

Josh nodded: "He was worried that I would make an irreparable mistake if I didn't pay attention for a while, for example, being seduced by a goblin."

Josh lay down and exchanged a kiss with Carlos Ross. The two stayed in bed for a long time before getting out of bed slowly.

Josh cooked a meal by himself, and Carlos Ross also tied an apron to help him. It was not until the third day that Josh returned to the apartment in a hurry. Not long after the door opened, the agent killed him. come over.

"Thank goodness, Josh, you always come back." Mr. Manager said teasingly in his eyes, "I've begun to believe in the fighting power of virgins. Generally speaking, the younger the guy, the easier it is to be addicted..."

Josh frowned: "Who told you I was a virgin?"

Come on, he's Josh Walter, who's so talented!

The term virgin has always been insulated from him.

The manager quickly realized his mistake. He waved his hand lightly and smiled awkwardly: "Yes, I made a mistake. It should be said that people who have not had sex for half a year will of course have an intense one."

Josh: "..."

The manager was talking vigorously, when he blinked, a bright cold light flashed in front of him, he opened his eyes and took a closer look, Josh took a kitchen knife from the kitchen at some point, his eyes were full of cold threats.

The manager immediately shut his mouth.

Time passed day by day, and soon, Josh ushered in his third winter in Hollywood. The temperature dropped day by day, but the atmosphere in Hollywood became extremely lively because of the upcoming awards season.

In last year's awards season, "The Uninhibited Sky" gained a certain amount of attention in the United States because of its outstanding performance at the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto Film Festival. Compared with the momentum of "Scent of a Woman", the performance of "Uninhibited Sky" in the awards season is simply not worth mentioning.

It was also from this moment that Josh really felt the power of the awards season.

The smoke of the major Film Critics Association awards has not yet cleared, but the warm-up for the Golden Globes has already begun. Although "Scent of a Woman" has not yet been released, the crew has already made sufficient preparations for Al Pacino's battle in the awards season-this opened Josh's eyes to experience Hollywood competition for the first time.

In terms of public relations, the media first used the media to exaggerate the six nominations that Al had missed before, emphasizing that Al's performance in "Scent of a Woman" definitely deserves an Oscar trophy-among the several actor-level actors who are similar to Al's age and recognized as outstanding , Dustin Hoffman, Jack Nicholson, and Robert De Niro have all successfully won Oscars. Al's performances in "Hot Afternoon" and "The Godfather" series are almost textbook-level, But for various reasons, he became the pearl that Oscar had forgotten.

Then, the public relations experts of the crew did not forget to remind the noble Oscar judges that it has been 20 years since Al Pacino was nominated for the first time, and Al Pacino has changed from a young man full of drive to an old man , Compared with the explosive publicity performance when he was young, Al Pacino showed restrained acting skills in the movie "Scent of a Woman", and realized his own leap in performance.

This is just to build momentum through the media. In order to help Al win an Oscar, Universal Pictures has dredged up almost all the relationships it can. Persuading the judges to vote for Al, Al himself also showed a high degree of cooperation during the awards season. He is usually a cold old man, but now he is willing to let go of his bad temper and try his best to cater to the judges.

Al knew very well that this year would be the closest he could get to an Oscar for Best Actor.

When he was young, he thought he was omnipotent, and he thought he could win an Oscar dignifiedly by acting, just like he used his performance to impress Coppola and starred in "The Godfather" when the outside world was not optimistic.

Now Al's self-confidence is still there, but he has become an old man, like Lieutenant Colonel Frank in the movie. The little golden man was holding it in his hand.

"There is not much time left for me to be self-willed." Al smiled, "If I were your age, I would definitely complain about the injustice of the judges everywhere. Not many of them would vote for me, because my His temper is admittedly weird, and he doesn't know how to please people."

Josh was a little uncomfortable by what he said: "But I think that even if you have a bad temper, as long as your performance is many times better than others, the judges will still choose you in the end."

Al glanced at him: "You are such a silly boy."

In the public relations of the awards season, the PR team under Carlos Ross also played a very important role. Steve Ross is a person who is good at playing emotional cards, and he is quite generous in his actions. Carlos Ross also inherited Despite his temperament, in terms of public relations, his team did not impress the judges through external campaigns like Universal Pictures. On the contrary, for Carlos, as long as the problem can be solved with money, it is not a problem, so it is very easy. Forged "deep" friendships with several voting professionals.

Yacht trips, a week's use of luxury hotels, children's vacation and study tours... In terms of connections, Warner Bros., which originally belonged to an established film company, naturally has always had an advantage. The influence is growing day by day.With the help of Carlos Ross, Universal Pictures' performance in the awards season will naturally be even better.

As an actor whose role in "Scent of a Woman" is not inferior to that of Al Pacino, the producer naturally paid some attention to Josh.

At the end of November, before the announcement of the nominations for the Golden Globe Awards, the famous Hollywood film and entertainment magazine "Variety" published an article praising Josh's acting skills. The character of the character, even in the face of Al Pacino, who is restrained and flamboyant, Josh's performance is not inferior.

"Variety" is optimistic that Josh can be nominated for the Golden Globe again.

"The judges should give young actors a surprise, and don't wait for them to become old men before recognizing their achievements in acting. Every year, the awards season is a battlefield for the elderly. This is undoubtedly a bad thing. Young people need More encouragement."

Josh also thought he needed some encouragement.

Although he was shortlisted for a Golden Globe last year, no one thinks that he has too many honors. This year Josh even expects to win a Golden Globe. Although the Golden Globe is not as valuable as an Oscar, it is Hollywood after all. One of the most influential trophies, Josh is looking forward to the moment when he takes it.

During this time, Josh, like Al, has been involved in various PR activities during awards season.

Because of this, there are more and more opportunities for him to meet Carlos Ross. Eight out of ten times, the two of them will have a thunderstorm after the event. Josh has always been curious about a big boss like Carlos. Why are the characters always so idle, but it wasn't until one day that Josh, who overheard the conversation between the two producers, understood everything.

"What does Carlos Ross mean? Warner also has a public relations project this year. Why did he put so much effort into "Scent of a Woman"?"

"Who knows, maybe it's a unique hobby of rich people."

……All right.

Josh thought, he finally understood who Carlos Ross was here for.

To be honest, Josh has seen quite a few scenes where the domineering president falls in love with me in his previous life, but if he becomes the protagonist of the story, it seems that it will suddenly become subtle.

First "The Uninhibited Sky", and then "Scent of a Woman", he felt that he really owed Carlos Ross more and more.

Josh can say with certainty that this debt will be difficult to pay off.

Even if he becomes an Oscar-winning actor in the future, his status and influence in Hollywood cannot be compared with that of Carlos Roth, who is at the top. There is only one Oscar-winning actor a year, and there are very few actors who can be popular for more than 10 years. Even if Josh can win an Oscar every year, he can only look up to Carlos Ross.

Unless Carlos Ross goes bankrupt someday.

But the reality is that even if Warner Bros. went bankrupt and was acquired, Carlos Ross would not necessarily go bankrupt, and Josh would not be so vicious that he wanted to pay off his debts so he cursed Carlos Ross for bankruptcy, his conscience would definitely hurt.

As the date approaching the announcement of the nominations for the Golden Globe Awards, Josh became more and more nervous.

This nervousness is not the same as last year. After all, "The Uninhibited Sky" is only a low-cost film. It is a surprise that Josh can win a Volpi Cup. He has no expectation that he will be shortlisted for the Golden Globe award nominations.

Without hope, naturally there is no disappointment.

"Josh, can you not be so nervous?" Arnold Keynes rolled his eyes, "Didn't you have a nomination last year?"

Josh shook his head: "This year is different, last year it was the best actor division, do you think I can win the best actor?"

"No." Arnold Keynes thought for a moment, "Do you want to win the Golden Globe Award for supporting actor?"

"Can't you?" Josh looked at him innocently.

"It can be done, but it should be very difficult to operate."

"If it wasn't difficult, the Foreign Press Association would have thrived in Hollywood for so many years? Think about how much money they made from this awards ceremony." Josh curled his lips, "Otherwise, who would put a few foreign Reporters take it seriously."

Arnold Keynes patted the non-existent dust on his clothes: "Well, since you can convince Spielberg to get the role in "Schindler's List", a Golden Globe supporting actor doesn't seem to be too difficult things."

"That's it."

Probably because of too much longing, the closer the day the list was announced, the more nervous Josh would be.

What worries him the most is that the judges are not happy to even put him on the nomination list, and that would be the worst.

I don’t know if he slipped his mouth, or Arnold reminded him on purpose. On the morning when the nomination list was announced, their family, Tom and Lisa, Colin, Gavin and Serena, gave Joe one by one. Shih called.

Tom: "When will the movie be released? My old buddies are planning to grab a few tickets and take them home to distribute. Josh, you must not let them down!"

"I know dad."

"Come on, Josh, hey, Josh, you won't pee your pants so nervous, will you?"

"...Who would pee your pants—don't tell me that I peed my pants a long time ago, and don't tell anyone else!"

"...Baby Josh, Dad seems to be a little sorry for you. Since you became an actor, all my old guys know about your scandals when you were young."

"..."

Serena's attitude was as cold as ever, Sister Yu: "Don't be too nervous, even if you don't get nominated, I won't laugh at you."

"..." Josh was silent for a while before speaking weakly, "Serena, the nomination list has not been announced yet..."

"Because I know you've been very cowardly, maybe you're so scared that you've wet your pants now, don't worry, I won't laugh at you."

"Can you stop talking about peeing your pants?"

Serena's cold voice sounded again: "I'll just reconfirm the fact that you're an idiot."

"..."

Goodbye, dear sister.

Josh hung up the phone viciously.

After Serena is the gentle little angel Colin.When Colin called, he didn't mention the nomination for the Golden Globes, but got straight to the point: "Josh, has Carlos harassed you recently?"

Josh was silent for a moment, then replied firmly: "No."

"Really?"

"real."

Rather than harassment, it is better to say that they have realized the great harmony of life together, and they never tire of it.

Colin touched his chin, thinking that the high-quality DVD he carefully prepared should have played a big role.

Do you want to send some more next time?

Friendship is really nothing compared to younger brother.

Colin Walter has always understood this truth.

At the end of the call, Colin certainly did not forget to encourage Josh: "You are still young, and you still have many opportunities. I always believe that my younger brother is the best one."

"Thank you, Colin." Josh almost choked up, and sure enough, Colin was his real angel.

Gavin was the last one to call. He recently went to Amazon to take pictures of plants, so he only had a few words with Josh, but he sent Josh a lot of photos by email. There are strange-looking animals, brightly-colored plants, and of course, a big brother with grinning white teeth and black coal balls.

Josh's mood immediately brightened.

He jumped on the bed and rolled around several times, buried his head in the quilt, and then got out again.

Although he was still a little nervous, Josh's mood was completely different from just now. He turned on the TV and glanced at his watch again. In a few minutes, the nomination list would be announced.

Josh licked his lips and stared at the screen intently.

Not long after, the complete list of nominations was presented to Josh.

He has no time to care about other awards, he just wants to find his name in the list of nominees for Best Supporting Actor.

After a while, Josh's eyes lit up, and a smile couldn't stop flowing from his eyes. He clenched his fists, let out a loud cry, and jumped up happily on the bed.

"Yeah yeah!"

"Tut Tuk—" Josh raised his eyes, and Christian Bale's indifferent expression appeared in his sight, "Can you be quiet for a while?"

"Oh, I'm sorry." Josh sat down and stared at Bell with innocent eyes.

Christian Bale noticed the picture on the TV at this time, and he looked at Josh with complicated eyes: "Are you shortlisted again?"

Josh nodded.

Christian Bale sighed softly, and sat down on the chair beside the desk: "You are such an enviable guy."

Having been in the industry for two years, a Venice actor, and two Golden Globe nominations, there is no one in Hollywood who is luckier than Josh Walter.

Of course, it's not all luck. This guy is indeed very capable. After all, "The Uninhibited Sky" is just a low-budget movie that is not favored at all. Not everyone can rely on such a movie to achieve a counterattack.

After confirming that he was shortlisted, Josh could finally settle down to study the nomination list for this year's Golden Globe Awards.

"Scent of a Woman" received a total of four nominations at this year's Golden Globe Awards, namely Best Drama Film, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Screenplay. In the competition, Martin Brest lost to Clint Eastwood, Robert Dreyfus and others, and missed the nomination, which undoubtedly cast a shadow over the film's prospects at the Golden Globes.

The highly anticipated "Unforgiven" has the same number of nominations as "Scent of a Woman" in the awards season. The difference is that "Unforgiven" has a best director nomination, but no best actor nomination.

This is also a feature of Clint Eastwood's movies. Eastwood himself can often rely on his works to get nominations and awards for directors, but the awards for actors are very limited, especially for actors, Clint Eastwood Sometimes he will play the leading role in person, and occasionally he can be nominated in the actor department of the Golden Globe and Oscar, but it is obvious that the talent of this great director in acting is difficult to compare with the actors at the actor level, and he has not gained anything so far A decent casting trophy.

In the supporting actor department, Josh's rivals include Jack Nicholson of "The Righteousness", Gene Hackman of "Unforgiven", David Paymer of "Mr. Saturday Night" and "Money Diggers". of Al Pacino.

That's right, Al was shortlisted not only for Best Actor in a Drama Series this year, but also for Best Supporting Actor.

So after the list was announced, Josh couldn't resist calling the old man and reminding him to give way.

It was old man Al who answered Josh with a merciless sneer.

The competition for this year's Golden Globe Awards is still very fierce. In the Best Actor category in the drama category, Al's nominees include Jack Nicholson and Denzel Washington. Quite optimistic, and considered to be Al's strongest competitor, Jack Nicholson was nominated for Best Supporting Actor with "The Heroes of the Righteous Sea", and was also shortlisted for Best Actor in a Drama Series with the movie "Hoffa", Therefore, he and Al became the only two actors nominated for two acting categories at the Golden Globe Awards.

Also nominated for Best Actor in a Drama Series are Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr., both of whom are representatives of young actors, and Josh guesses that the appeal of the media during this period has played a role, regardless of what the academy thinks , at least the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is trying to make a difference.

Josh, 22, Tom Cruise, 30, Robert Downey Jr., 27, Nicolas Cage, 28, Tim Robbins, 34, Emma Thompson, 33, 34-year-old Michelle Pfeiffer and Sharon Stone... These young people have just made their mark in Hollywood, but in the future, most of them will become well-known actors in Hollywood, and even become real superstars.

Confirmed to be shortlisted for the Golden Globe Award, Josh's hanging heart finally fell back half.When it came to December, he was much busier than the previous two months. In addition to various activities during the awards season, "Scent of a Woman" was about to be released.

This is Josh's third movie, and the one he's worked on the most.

Compared with his previous two works, "Scent of a Woman" has cooperating actors who are bigger and more well-known, and the film is more likely to win awards.

In early December, Josh devoted himself to promoting the movie.After two years, he is no longer that unknown rookie actor. The audience gradually began to recognize his works. Coupled with the film's outstanding number of nominations at the Golden Globe Awards, North American audiences can't help but have a feeling for this new film. A trace of curiosity.

For the Hollywood film market, December has always been a crowded month. The approaching Christmas has brought together some movies that intend to show their talents in the Christmas season, plus those aimed at the awards season-even if the Christmas file cannot match the summer file. However, generally speaking, October, November, and later January and February are off-seasons. In comparison, December is particularly prominent.

On December 12, "Slick Gentleman Gets Through the Level" starring comedian Eddie Murphy was released.

On December 12, "The Righteousness" starring Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson was screened in more than 11 theaters in North America. It achieved a box office of more than 2200 million US dollars in the first weekend of its release, which is a remarkable result.On the same day, "A Muppet Christmas Carol" starring Michael Caine was released.

On December 12, Mel Gibson's "The End of the World" was released. Compared with Mel Gibson's previous works, the box office performance of this movie is not outstanding, and it only made more than 18 million yuan in its first week of release. dollar box office results.

December 12 is the date of the small-scale release of "Scent of a Woman". The 23rd is a Wednesday. This week, the film was screened in 23 theaters across the United States. Although the scale is small, Universal Pictures is very confident in the box office performance of the film. Although the box office results of feature films cannot be compared with commercial blockbusters, they are still The storyline of "Scent of a Woman" is simple, and the characters are filled with a touch of warmth. The scene of the final speech can easily move people's hearts. Coupled with the good reputation created by the film during the awards season, the producer firmly believes that it can set a new record. A good grade.

Therefore, in the arrangement of the premiere, Universal Pictures generously arranged a grand premiere ceremony. Throughout the entire awards season, only "The Heroes of the Righteous Sea" can be compared in scale.

It was also at the premiere that Josh saw the finished film of "Scent of a Woman" for the first time.

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