[US Entertainment] Actor

For Ebert, the experience of filming "The Pentium Era" is definitely the most unforgettable memory in his life. After all, not everyone can enjoy the magical experience of falling from a horse.This film is also his first film as a leading actor. Universal Pictures is pinning its hopes on the awards season at the end of the year. Ebert also has his own ambitions. He hopes to get his first leading actor nomination.

In any case, the most difficult time of filming is over, and he can finally roll around in the warm bed, sleep until dawn, and try all kinds of food that he gave up for filming.

He bought the pony "Warrior" who is closest to Ebert in the movie. This is a thin and stubborn little guy with brown hair that makes people can't help but reach out and stroke it.Ebert has no plans to let it participate in the competition, and there is no suitable place for it to live for the time being. He can only find an employee who is good at taking care of horses at the Santa Anita Racetrack to take care of the pony for him, and pay a regular fee. part of the salary.

The Santa Anita Racetrack is not very far from where Ebert lives, it can be reached in an hour or two, and he can often go to see the "Warrior".

The manager was very helpless about this, and he said sourly: "This horse can be regarded as a member of your team, but this is a guy who only eats and does nothing."

After filming "The Pentium Era", Ebert planned to spend a long time making adjustments.In the second half of last year, he non-stop filmed "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" and "The Pentium Era", two long-span and grand-scene films, which exhausted both physical and mental energy. Surprisingly, even if he has a filming plan for this year, he will try his best to choose films with less action scenes.

Being able to rest doesn't mean doing nothing. Although Ebert doesn't make many appearances compared to other Hollywood stars who often attend business events, receptions and dinners, he also needs a certain amount of exposure to maintain his topicality.

In February, Ebert was invited to Milan, Italy to watch this year's Giorgio Armani brand's autumn and winter show. It was also at this fashion week that Ebert won his first Vogue cover. The photographer and the editor-in-chief personally worked on it. After this version of the cover was put on the market, Ebert was looking forward to further expanding the European market.

In addition, Ebert also sneaked to the San Siro Stadium to watch an AC Milan football match. In his memory, this year was quite a glorious year in the history of AC Milan. Defeated Juventus, which is also a Serie A team, and won the Big Ears Cup.For Ebert, who is half a fan, it is definitely a blessing to be able to witness a high-quality football game on the spot, especially in this place in Europe where not many people know him, wearing a jersey and mixing in the crowd, he It's no different than any fanatic fan.

After participating in the fashion week, Ebert signed a endorsement of a local electrical appliance brand, the endorsement fee is slightly higher than that of the Armani denim series, although the global influence of this electrical appliance brand cannot be compared with that of Armani, nor can it help Ebert Raise his status in the fashion circle, but the brand covers most states in the United States, and almost one in every ten American households uses this brand of appliances.

All in all, what Ebert and Lynn valued was the brand's nationality.

From last year to this year, Ebert's income has reached about 1000 million US dollars, including the remuneration of the two films "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "The Pentium Age", the endorsement fee of Armani and the endorsement fee of this electrical appliance. He became famous at the same time as him Among the actors, his pay and income are at the top.

It has to be said that this has something to do with Ebert's handsome face being favored by the advertising circle.Armani's endorsement let the market see his ability to drive consumption, and the rising product sales also allowed Ebert to gain more endorsements. This is a double effect.

From December of 02 to February of this year is the awards season in the traditional sense of Hollywood, and it is also the time for major film companies, print media and TV stations to conduct year-end summaries.In the awards season, Ebert still had no breakthrough. The box office performance of "White Night" successfully squeezed into the top 12 list at the end of the year, but it hardly received any favor in terms of awards.

In the end, Ebert was nominated for only one Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor.

2002年末的北美票房排行榜上，《蜘蛛侠》以4亿美元的票房独占鳌头，《魔戒2：双城奇谋》以3亿4000万美元紧随其后，No.3则是和《白夜追凶》同期上映的《星战前传2：克隆人的进攻》，这部电影最终获得了3亿1000万美元的北美总票房。

The success of these films had nothing to do with Ebert, but silently watching the astonishing numbers on the box office charts, he couldn't help but look forward to the possible brilliant results of "Pirates of the Caribbean".

At the year-end inventory stage, Ebert successfully entered the top 5 of Hollywood's best-dressed men list organized by a fashion magazine, and ranked 80th in the list of "Most Potential Post-8s" actors organized by a professional movie website Famous, for an actor like him who has only one masterpiece, this is already the best affirmation of his strength.

The shadow of the falling horse incident gradually dissipated on Ebert.

Those media who vowed to declare that Ebert may be permanently disabled or spend his whole life in a wheelchair were dumbfounded. The number of emails in Lynn's mailbox that dropped suddenly in a certain month also showed an upward trend, but Ebert and Lynn even I didn't even open those emails, Ebert is not short of filming nowadays.

Even if "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "The Age of Pentium" are not released, everyone knows very well that it is impossible for Ebert, who has already played the leading role in the movie produced by Universal Pictures to invest 8000 million yuan, to consider a garbage movie For a supporting actor, no matter how high the pay is, it is impossible.

The currently completed "Pirates of the Caribbean" will be released on July 7, and it will be the most competitive summer file of the year. Before that, Ebert may choose to make a movie, or he may keep resting.

On a sunny day in March, Ebert received a call from Leonardo DiCaprio who invited Ebert to a A party organized by him.

Ebert yawned big, and stretched out his hands and feet from under the quilt: "I really don't understand why you always have so much energy for parties all year round, aren't you tired?"

The friendship between Ebert and Leonardo suddenly heated up with that ugly apple, and now Ebert will not be reluctant to let go because the other party is worth far more than himself.Instead, he and Leonardo taunt each other's flaws, laughing maniacally without restraint.

There are actually more similarities between the two.

For example, both of them are representatives of Hollywood niches known for their looks, but they both subconsciously chose the path of winning with acting skills.For another example, both of them have the physique of recruiting gangsters, and the frequency of making headlines is much higher than that of other actors of the same level.

But in Ebert's view, the most critical factor for him and Leonardo to become good friends is their common dedication to performance.

If you use an idiom to describe the relationship between him and Leonardo, it must be sympathy.

"It's like I don't understand why you always like to stay at home and read scripts and movie reviews. Dude, how beautiful the colorful world is, don't let boring scripts waste your great youth." Leonardo on the other end of the phone Frowning, "Oh, dear Ebert, you haven't gotten up yet!"

Leonardo looked at the bright sun above his head, and subconsciously closed the curtains: "What a slacker."

Ebert yawned again, sniffed his nose, and blinked his eyes: "Don't talk too much, Leo, remember the report that made you complain a while ago, if you have time to have a party, why don't you read a book and eat?" Food. Forget it, send me the address of the party and I'll go."

"Can you not expose my short story? I still remember that the "National Inquirer", which is your favorite this month, gave you another exclusive report, the content is..."

Leonardo's counterattack made Ebert spit out two words: "Shut up."

"It was you who satirized me first, you should shut up first."

"you shut up."

"You shut up first."

The two satirized each other for nearly 10 minutes before the topic returned to a relatively normal state.

In fact, they are all the central figures in the maelstrom who love to be talked about by the media.

Some time ago, a newspaper specifically pointed out Leonardo's relatively immature performances in "Gangs of New York" and "How to Get Away with Murder", thinking that alcohol and endless parties made this popular actor who is firmly on the first ladder of Hollywood completely Lost his agile acting skills.Although Ebert's reputation is much lower than that of Leonardo, he has a hardcore "Ebert Black" "National Enquirer". This newspaper is always when Ebert is about to be forgotten by the American audience. Ebert's bad deeds were highlighted in a big book. After a long time, he would wonder whether the newspaper had received his money to promote him for free.

At the beginning, Ebert might still be infinitely angry because of such reports, but now he has completely looked down upon it. Since someone is promoting him for free, why not do it?

After deciding on a time to attend the party with Leonardo, the two unknowingly talked about the latest movie that was released recently. Leonardo paused and asked suddenly: "Martin invited you to participate in the "Aviator" audition?"

Ebert raised his eyebrows, with a strange smile on his face: "Yes."

"I thought you had to hesitate before admitting it." Leonardo let out a chuckle, "Martin invited me too."

"so?"

"So—fair competition." Leonardo said in a word, "Toby has already competed with you once, and I haven't."

"It's really my honor." Ebert replied slowly, "Wait until I beat you."

"I'll wait and see."

If Ebert summed up his feelings about the whole party in one word, his only choice would be "disaster".

Ebert has never been a party animal, and it is difficult for him to understand why men and women in Hollywood are keen on all kinds of parties, everyone wears flirtatious costumes, shuttles through the crowd, and smiles flatteringly at people familiar or unfamiliar Well, if you see it right, just make an appointment... That is definitely not a life that Ebert is interested in.

But Leonardo never tired of it.Just like at this moment, he was wearing a showy outfit and walking towards Ebert holding a red wine glass high: "You don't seem to be used to this atmosphere at all."

Ebert silently glanced at the hot girl who was wearing only a suspender low-cut skirt in his arms, and shook his head.

No wonder Gisele Bündchen was uneasy. I am afraid that no woman in this world can tie up the romantic Leonardo. He is still alone until he is in his 40s. Such male stars who have never had children are extremely rare.Johnny Depp's eldest daughter is about to turn four years old, and Matthew McConaughey will have a group of children in the future. The number of second-generation stars in the North American entertainment industry is really not small, but none of them is Decca The surname Prio.

Ebert sipped his red wine lightly: "The environment here is very good."

"For $400 million, you can buy one around here if you like. My agent knows most of the realtors around here, and I can introduce you to one or two."

"It's a pity that this is only the price of the house itself. If I add the decoration, I have to post all the money I earned last year." Although this mansion is not near the beach, the location is quite good. Universal Studios Hollywood is nearby. Close to subway and shopping mall.

In the northwest corner of the house is a basketball court with luxurious facilities. There is a swimming pool in the yard. The lawn at the entrance and the flowers in the yard have been carefully repaired and arranged. In addition, the European-style interior decoration is not cheap at first glance. Eber If Te really wants to buy it, he may have to end his vacation immediately to make a movie to alleviate the economic crisis.

What was difficult for Ebert was nothing in Leonardo's eyes.He has a well-decorated apartment in Manhattan, New York alone, and there are three or four of his mansions near Malibu Beach and Beverly Hills. Most Hollywood stars are used to buying real estate around the world after becoming famous, and Leonardo also No exception, they regard the behavior of buying and selling houses non-stop as an investment.

Now Ebert can only express envy, jealousy and hatred to the rich local tyrants.

At the party, Ebert saw many familiar or unfamiliar faces.Leonardo's party invites naturally friends who get along better with him. Their worth and status are often weaker than Leonardo's, and the only one with a higher reputation is Tobey Maguire.

Ebert looked curiously at the guests attending the party, but to Leonardo's friends, Ebert was also a new face, even though they had read about Ebert in various newspapers, They will inevitably have a little curiosity about him.

He was acting so out of place.

A pure white shirt without any mystery, with a button on the neckline slightly unbuttoned, this seemingly well-behaved dress, in the opinion of many people, should appear on the business negotiation table in the CBD area, not in a place full of explosive music , red wine and hot girls party occasion.

Of course, dressing up is not the point.Ebert's looks are so good that people inadvertently ignore his attire - in front of a perfect face, all attire is just embellishment.What's more, he has a rare good figure for a young boy. The shirt is neither too tight nor loose, and fits his skin just right. People are even happy to add a "hanger" when they see him title to him.

He really managed this shirt very well. Even with the flat modification, he also wore it with an elegant and natural taste.

Of course, it wasn't his attire that was incompatible with the atmosphere. Everyone in Hollywood had a pair of piercing eyes, and the evaluation of a person's value was even more powerful than X-ray transmission.Ebert's appearance is the one favored by most party animals. Although his skin is fairer, his body full of abdominal muscles without brown is more explosive, but for young girls who hang out at parties all year round, this This kind of ascetic, quiet, male is exactly what they are chasing fiercely.

But at this moment, everyone could see that Ebert was absent-minded.

Although he was holding a glass of wine and chatting with people around him occasionally, his eyes were blurred, as if he was not interested in everything at the party.

"I really can't bear it." On the sofa in the northeast corner of the party hall, a man with golden hair and a few oily pimples on his nose, or more properly a boy, "isn't this a happy event?" A party? Why are women's eyes turning around that little boy, it's not easy for us to come to such an occasion, and our good mood is ruined by that guy who pretends to be reserved."

"James, calm down, this is Leonardo DiCaprio's party after all."

James Barker originally wanted to step forward to teach that little boy a lesson, and by the way let those big-breasted girls see what a real man is, but he couldn't help hesitating when he heard this.

He and his good friend Ryan Laporte are both members of the new rock group "Life or Death". They have just debuted for more than a year and are not well-known in Hollywood. It stands to reason that they are not eligible to enter Leonardo's party , but he has a good relationship with Leonardo's friend Lucas Haas, so he got tickets to the party.

Being able to attend the party is a good time for them to show themselves and expand their network.

But now, everything was ruined by an inexplicable little boy.Hot girls circled around him, and his usually relaxed friends seemed hesitant, even Leonardo DiCaprio made it a point to chat with him.

"Who is that guy?"

"Ebert Dawson, an actor."

Who the hell is this?James Barker and Ryan Laporte, who got the answer, looked at each other.Looking at his posture, he almost regarded himself as Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt, but this was obviously an unfamiliar name, and they had never heard of such a number one figure in Hollywood before.

In the eyes of James Barker and Ryan Laporte, Ebert is just a young actor who is not well-known enough. When they searched on Wikipedia, they only found one representative work of this kid, or supporting role!

No one can expect booze-drenched rock band members to pay attention to supermarket tabloids that housewives buy when James Barker and Ryan Laporte dismiss Ebert as a minor actor Sometimes, misunderstandings arise.

They decided to teach Ebert a lesson.

It has to be said that James Barker and Ryan Laporte are a little smart, even with their heads full of alcohol.The two generously took out [-] US dollars to buy off today's waiter, and whispered a few orders.

If Ebert knew that there were two guys in a corner who wanted to show him a little bit of color, he would definitely be wronged.

He didn't do anything!

He is just a gay, he has no interest in women's plump breasts, when they walked over with their thin waists, he just casually said a few words out of politeness.

But in Hollywood, where it's the norm, some hate comes from an inexplicable beginning, and there are people whose hearts are smaller than the eye of a needle.

Ebert felt something was wrong when he drank his second glass of wine. The restless music gave him a headache, and the glass of low-alcohol and slightly sweet wine that he just drank immediately made him hot , He instantly had the urge to unbutton his clothes to expose the skin on his chest. The hotness came too fast, rushed over his head, and spread to his whole body in the next moment.

In particular, a certain indescribable part was even more excited as if it was about to explode.

Ebert has been low-key in his past and present lives, but being low-key doesn't mean he's stupid or ignorant of some dark scenes.

Almost the next second when he realized something was wrong with his body, he raised the cup in his hand and ran to the center of the dance floor, lifting Leonardo who was surrounded by a group of hot girls.He grabbed Leonardo by the collar and took the surprised Leonardo out with almost no effort.

"Ebert, what's the matter with you?"

"I've been tricked, take me out quickly."

Leonardo's expression immediately became solemn: "Okay, there is a special lounge upstairs with good sound insulation. Ebert, do you need a woman?"

Albert stared at him.

Ebert's blue eyes were originally filled with a deep watery light due to the effect of the medicine, which made him look unusually weak, and the elegant and quiet temperament that was common around him was gone. On the contrary, at this moment, he Very charming, under the reflection of the lights, it looks like a devil who can lead people to commit crimes.

Leonardo has never seen Ebert like this, and at this moment, he has a deeper understanding of the words advocated by the media.

Most of the time the media wrote bullshit, but the description of Ebert's appearance... well, he didn't think those words were exaggerated at all.