[US Entertainment] 1994

Tom smiled, without denying it.

"My request is very simple." He tapped his fingers on the table lightly, "Please don't think too complicated, I just think we can lift the current hostility and start to cooperate."

"Not necessarily in film, but also in other fields, such as business."

Josh smiled slightly: “I’m not interested in any religion.”

Although he didn't say it clearly, how could Tom, who is as smart as Tom, fail to understand the hidden meaning in his words?Tom's complexion changed slightly, but the good self-cultivation he had cultivated in Hollywood over the years allowed him to quickly regain his calmness. On the contrary, there was a hint of impatience in the eyes of Nicole Kidman who had been snuggling up to him. Although it was only for a moment, he was always Josh, who was watching the couple, caught it.

"It seems that I really can't convince you." Tom showed a characteristic smile, "But I still hope you can think about it. "Mr. Sweetheart" will be an excellent movie, and you can get it for a small price." price."

Josh was unmoved and kept a silent attitude.

"I think it can be considered." Arnold said suddenly.

Josh looked at Arnold in surprise, not understanding why the agent, who had always been unhappy with Cruise, suddenly changed his attitude.

On the way back, Josh stared at the manager's profile without blinking, and asked, "Why?"

"Because "Mr. Sweetheart" is indeed an excellent script."

"There are many good scripts."

"But it is suitable for you. If you take on "Sex Book Tycoon", you need a positive movie to reverse the audience's impression." Arnold patted Josh on the shoulder lightly, "Based on what I know about Tom , He probably wants to show the good relationship between him and you in front of the media. Recently, some things done by Scientology have been disclosed by the media. The fire has not yet burned on Tom, but his label as a good man has been affected. "

"is this necessary?"

"Of course, Tom is a person who is very good at making friends." Arnold smiled slightly, "As his former agent, I understand his authoritarian character, but in the past 10 years, you have heard of Tom's explosive scandals. Is it? No, he is very concerned about his own image, and he doesn't want the image he built to collapse."

Josh shrugged: "Isn't this just admitting defeat?"

"That's it."

"No, what I mean is that he did this to express his sincerity to me, but what I accept is also a kind of admitting defeat." Josh sighed, "Although "Mr. Sweetheart" sounds very attractive, but Sorry Arnold, I don't like Tom Cruise and I don't want to be in the media with him."

Arnold shook his head lightly: "Okay, Josh, I accept your willfulness."

After saying this, the manager finally withdrew the serious and deep expression in the restaurant, and showed a relaxed smile on his face: "As you said, we are a pair with tacit understanding. You don't like Tom, I I don't even like..."

"So you don't need to wrong yourself for my ideas. I will succeed. This is the only belief you should stick to."

"Josh—"

"Ok?"

"You're quite cute when you're serious and bragging."

Josh glanced at him: "Even if you think I'm cute, I won't fall in love with you, you are too old."

Arnold: "..."

#Daily Mental Breakdown#

#If you don’t rely on this guy for food, you must beat him until you can’t take care of yourself#

Although it is a pity to give up "Mr. Sweetheart", Josh and Arnold's mood has not been affected in any way. In mid-April, Josh just shot a watch advertisement for Rolex, and the agent over there told him that he Won the "Independence Day" contract for Josh.

This is the joint plan of the two after "Mr. Sweetheart".

Directed by Roland Emmerich, the film has a production cost of US$7500 million. It is a big production planned by [-]th Century Fox Films this year. Therefore, at the beginning of the selection, Fox showed that Taken an extremely cautious attitude.

Because "Speed" took in a box office of 3000 million US dollars at a cost of 1 million US dollars, Fox's return rate after the share was more than 9000%. Fox invited Josh to participate in the filming plan when it started, but Josh He was not satisfied with the script, so he rejected "Independence Day" to fight for "Mr. Sweetheart". After the failure, Fox also heard the news and visited Josh himself with the revised script.

Sci-fi movies essentially attract audiences with grand scenes and special effects, and the performance of actors is not the first priority. However, choosing a suitable actor, such as Josh, will undoubtedly add luster to the movie.

Josh's acting skills are destined that he will not become a burden to the movie, and his previous box office record is enough to make the audience have full confidence in him. In fact, this is why [-]th Century Fox enthusiastically invited Josh to play the role. , Josh Walter's name can at least attract a large number of audiences who didn't plan to watch the movie into the movie theater.

Josh's life quickly became busy.

Although "Independence Day" was finalized late, the shooting time was set at the end of July. Josh still had more than three months to prepare, but unfortunately, he took over the filming of "Sex Book Tycoon" at the same time, so this part He was quite busy during the time, so busy that he didn't even have time to participate in the promotion of "The Usual Suspects".

In fact, the crew of "The Usual Suspects" sent an invitation to Josh after Oss ended, but Josh rejected it without even thinking about it.

Bryan Singer's actions really annoyed him very much. Josh has always been serious about the movie - the premise is that others can have the same serious attitude.

When promoting the movie, the crew of "The Usual Suspects" had already played the theme of "Josh Walter starring", and the trailer of the movie also highlighted Josh's performance, but when the promotional activities began, the entire Hollywood media Only to find that the "leading actor" Josh Walter had disappeared!

This is something that has never happened before!

The media with a keen sense of smell immediately noticed something was wrong, but Josh was filming "Sex Book Tycoon", and they couldn't avoid the crew's monitoring to interview Josh himself, so the reporters naturally focused on Arnold.

"Of course Josh wants to participate in the promotion, but he has a new movie to shoot, and he really can't get away. The crew of "The Usual Suspects" also expressed their understanding."

The reporters immediately interviewed the crew of "The Usual Suspects". Director and producer Brian Singer and producer Michael McDonnell also affirmed Arnold's answer: "Josh is a dedicated actor. apology."

Everything seemed to be passing away peacefully, but the "National Enquirer", which was mixed in the supermarket tabloid circle, was keenly aware of the calm waves.

"Josh was also shooting a movie during the promotion period of "Schindler's List", but he still took time out for a period of promotion. The reason for making a movie does not seem to be valid."

This newspaper has always been good at chasing clues that stars ignore, and it is also the best in Hollywood in its ability to fabricate news.So the next day, a report titled "Walter's Absence of New Film Promotion, Suspected of Low Cost of New Film" appeared on the first page of the "National Enquirer".

In the report, the "National Enquirer" repeatedly emphasized that the cost of "The Usual Suspects" was low. Josh Walter, who was the best supporting actor at the Oscars and the winner of the Golden Globe Award, shot this movie in a daze and regretted it after the filming So I refused to promote the movie platform.

"Glory and money make people intoxicated and proud. The 25-year-old Josh Walter, who won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, is already dizzy. Of course, this once again exposed Josh Walter's moral problems. There is also a new film in the making , Josh Walter can find time to cooperate with the promotion of "Schindler's List", but this set will not work on "The Usual Suspects."

The National Enquirer's report immediately set off an uproar in North America.

In a way, Josh has become one of the most watched stars in Hollywood after the grand occasion of 1994 and early 1995.

Those in charge of Hollywood don't care about scandals such as gossip, drunk driving, and illegitimate children among popular stars, but they do mind that stars play big names and are not professional, especially their absence from movie promotional activities.

Because the harder the star promotes, the more film remuneration the film can get, and the more dollars will flow into the pockets of the film company. If the star refuses to promote, not only the film company will suffer losses, but the star's reputation will also plummet.

So even if there are scandals and bad reviews, no matter how disobedient the star is, he will obediently attend the promotional activities of the movie, even if it is only a small-budget movie.

"Josh Walter refuses to appear in film promotion. "

"Josh Walter Suspected of Playing Big Names"

"Josh Walter's Character in Question"

"Walter still hasn't responded, suspected of defaulting to a big-name scandal"

…………

All of a sudden, the North American media was full of unfavorable remarks against Josh.

The crew of "The Usual Suspects", who categorically denied it at the beginning, also seemed to feel the change in wind direction, and Bryan Singer also began to be vague in interviews.

"No, no, of course Walter is a very responsible actor. Everyone can feel his excellent performance in the movie. But—" Bryan Singer hesitated in front of the camera, and seemed to say next The words are a little hard to say.

The reporters' microphones couldn't help but move closer.

Bryan Singer lowered his voice and licked his lips: "He is one of the indispensable characters in the promotional period. We all know Josh Walter's magical power for the movie box office. We also hope that he can appear in the promotional scene .”

"But we understand his choice. Young people often have some unique ideas, especially when he has made outstanding achievements in a certain field, we must try to accept it, don't we?"