[US Entertainment] Actor

It was already April 2003 when Ebert saw Leonardo again and learned from him the identities of the two guys who framed him.Ebert didn't have his sack ready yet, but those two guys had already rolled back home from Los Angeles in dismay, forever losing the possibility of ever stepping into Hollywood again.

Ebert sighed that heroes were useless.

However, he is still very satisfied with the result of this treatment. Even if Leonardo does not do anything, Ebert will work with Lynn to come up with an idea to beat out the shit of these two bastards, just like Lynn treated that Mr. Matthew Horns, simple and crude.

Matthew Horns ended up simply disqualified as an agent forever.

When Ebert heard the news, he couldn't believe it was Lynn who did it, but one day when Lynn was bragging about how he killed that guy step by step, Ebert finally told the agent Mr. Ren's method has a deeper understanding.

What Lynn did was very simple, he just united the stars who were and are currently under Matthew Horns to create the illusion that Matthew Hornes might jump over the wall to find out all their secrets, and then not at all Without him having to do it himself, those big stars who were afraid of damaging their reputation teamed up to kill Matthew Horns.

Lynn did it so beautifully, so effortlessly.

In March, the most lively event in Hollywood is the 3th Academy Awards Ceremony scheduled to be held on March 3. With Ebert's current status, he still can't get an Oscar ticket, but he is completely at home. After watching the entire Oscars, Ebert still thinks that watching TV is more suitable for him than sitting in the auditorium with an empty stomach and showing the so-called elegant demeanor to the audience at any time.

This year's Oscars can be described as full of twists and turns.Since the Bush administration announced the dispatch of troops to Iraq, various anti-war speeches began to appear in Hollywood. Since the second half of 02, there has been a lot of talk about whether the Oscars will be held as scheduled. Opponents believe that the Oscars should be cancelled. Joyful songs and laughter cannot coexist with the heroism and cruelty of war, nor can they play a role in opposing war.Supporters believe that the Oscars should uphold the tradition of rewarding outstanding films in 2002, and call on people to oppose the war with a nationwide live broadcast platform such as the awards ceremony.

As a bystander, Ebert witnessed with his own eyes what it means to make a lot of noise and a little bit of rain.

The stars all declared their opposition to the war, but there were only a few stars who actually announced their withdrawal from the Oscars, and a few were not nominated for the awards. In any case, the Oscars are the most watched high-level awards in the film industry. No actor will really give up unless he confirms that he has no hope of winning.

In the face of interests, faith can make concessions, let alone a request that has nothing to do with oneself.

The biggest upset exposed at this year's Oscars is undoubtedly "Gangs of New York" directed by Martin Scorsese. This film received a total of 10 nominations, but in the end it got nothing and could only leave with regrets.

The best picture was awarded to the musical "Chicago", and the best actor and actress are Adrien Brody and Nicole Kidman, both of whom belong to the backbone of Hollywood's young generation. By the attention.

Blame only "Gangs of New York" was born in the wrong era.On any other Oscars, this movie will not end up in a situation where there is nothing to gain, but the only theme of this year's Oscars is peace, whether it is "Chicago" which promotes peace through singing and dancing or "The Pianist" which criticizes the Nazis, Both are more favored by the Academy than the "Gangs of New York" full of blood and violence.

Ebert didn't understand other things, but he estimated that Leonardo might be crying.

After this year's Oscar nomination list was released, Leonardo has been criticized by professional film critics and reporters in all directions. Excellent, Daniel Day-Lewis' reckless performance deserves an Oscar, but Leonardo's botched performance takes the film down a notch.

"Premiere" magazine gave him this evaluation: "Leonardo DiCaprio tried to deduce the appearance of a mature man, but his new attempt failed again, and the expression of the Avengers could not be so simple , and gang fights in New York neighborhoods are no child's play."

"Premiere" magazine believes that Leonardo's performance in "Titanic" is better than "Gangs of New York", at least in the previous film, he played a real happy poor painter, and a The boy in love is willing to do everything he can for his lover.

Leonardo was attacked by the media, and Ebert's life was not easy.

He is also a figure favored by the media. Although he has been out of the public eye for a while after the horse crash incident, this does not mean that the reporters will completely forget him, especially when the media does not know how to know about him. After a good relationship with Leonardo.

They insisted that Ebert was a liar on the grounds that when he was filming "White Night" the year before last, he swore that he had no acquaintance with Leonardo, but this year he was able to attend Leonardo's private party .

The gentlemen of the "National Enquirer" sneered mercilessly: "I have never heard of Leonardo DiCaprio so good at making friends. In just one year, Albert Dawson He received the same treatment as Tobey Maguire and others, doesn't this treat the audience as fools? Albert Dawson is a liar, he and Leonardo must have known each other!"

Neither Ebert nor Leonardo responded, but the media began to launch a vigorous "Finding Alaska Gold Cave" campaign. After searching to no avail, this matter fell to Leonardo again. On the Internet, reporters claimed that Leonardo "used his power to close a famous nightclub."

Therefore, brain tonic is a disease that must be cured.

However, Ebert believes that these uncrowned kings of falsehoods in the newspapers are hopeless.

The manager was very troubled by Ebert's involvement in the turmoil. After greeting the media he was relatively familiar with, he couldn't help complaining to Ebert: "I really don't know who you offended. Bad news for you all day long."

Ebert slowly finished reading a freshly released newspaper: "Probably because I got into the position too quickly and blocked someone's way, or because I slapped the media all day long, and their faces were swollen by me." , If you don’t take revenge and go back, these uncrowned kings will feel that they have no dignity.”

"Don't worry, when "Pirates of the Caribbean" is released, they won't care about these messy lace news."

Ebert himself couldn't figure out why he was so favored by the media. He couldn't help looking at Mr. Agent, as if he wanted to get an affirmative answer from him: "Are they jealous of my good looks? No explanation is more reasonable than this gone."

The only response that Mr. Manager gave him was a "hehe" with a blank eye.

Fortunately, the media's attention to Ebert didn't last long. After all, he is still only one of the second- and third-tier stars in Hollywood. Reporting him is far less valuable than reporting those first-tier stars.

For example, Tom Cruise's reaction after Nicole Kidman won the Oscar, and another example is that singing superstar Michael Jackson is expected to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize again.

In short, no matter who the media wants to pay attention to, Ebert can always get out of the media's attention for a while and get a little respite.

In April, Ebert received 4 film invitations, but he is still on vacation and can only ask Lynn to decline the invitations of these crews.After filming "The Pentium Era", he has been thinking about increasing his team members. In addition to Bruce, he also needs to add an assistant. Bruce is now responsible for his life, travel, and contacting the organizer before the event. It is inevitable that he will be too busy to report to Lynn about his work on a regular basis.

In addition, he also needs to hire a lawyer to be responsible for his portrait rights, film contracts and other rights and interests.Those lawyers working in Hollywood generally have high fees, and they often receive multiple clients per person. The annual income of the best lawyers can even be equal to that of first-line stars. But considering the various troubles that may arise in the future, Ebert Still gritted his teeth and paid the fee.

In terms of financial management, Ebert also began to listen to the advice of managers.First-line stars are keen to invest in luxury houses, emerging industries, and the entertainment industry. Ebert is currently short of funds and can only drool over some investment projects. However, if he can enter the 2000 million dollar club in the future, he will also consider starting a manufacturing company. movie company.

Plan B Films founded by Brad Pitt has just begun to participate in the production of films. The success of films such as "12 Years a Slave" and "Kick-Ass" in the future will prove the actor's excellent vision.Although Leonardo DiCaprio's AppianWay is not as rich in investment as Plan B Films, this production company will appear in films such as "The Revenant" and "Wolf of Wall Street" he will star in in the future.

For these superstars, success as an actor will never be their ultimate pursuit. They also want to get a share of the growing film industry and have the right to speak in Hollywood, which is monopolized by major film companies.

Lynn's patience only lasted for half a month. By mid-April, he finally couldn't stand Ebert's lazy habit of lying in bed all day, and urged Ebert to go out to work every day.

"If you still insist on lying on the bed, I have to settle an account with you."

Ebert blinked his innocent eyes, and tried to argue: "What is lying in bed every day, dear Lynn, can't you see my serious attitude when I read movie reviews, and the way I exercise hard every day?"

"I only see that you have been eating meat every day to feed your thick waist and neck. No matter what your reason is, Ebert, count the deposits in your bank card. Since you hired an extra assistant, and After investing in a website, you are now a complete pauper." Lynn emphasized, "For money, you also have to go out to work, I am kind enough, other managers do not allow artists to get more than a week off time."

"Well, kind Lynn, thank you for your kindness." Ebert muttered, "If your so-called job is just to attend the drinking party of some boring upper-class people, I promise to beat you to a quadriplegic."

Ebert is definitely not talking nonsense.

In fact, one time he reluctantly attended a party of so-called high-end Hollywood people under Lynn's begging, and was molested by a middle-aged man in his 40s with a belly twice Lynn's size. Te came back and got into a fight with Lynn.

The agent finally regained his senses after that, indulged Ebert to rest for more than half a month, and tried his best to take some commercial platform activities for him when choosing a job.

After all, Ebert's face is easy to cause trouble, and he is not one of those powerful stars who have been famous for a long time. A manager-level figure of a film company may also touch him.At present, even if Ebert can squeeze into the so-called upper circle, he is at best a worthless cannon fodder role, and no one really cares about his existence.

After attending a commercial platform event, Ebert was invited by ABC TV station to participate in a program on animal protection.

Prior to this, Ebert had already spoken out with "Rushing Years" producer Kathleen Kennedy and director Gary Ross, using the opportunity to promote the film.The follow-up production of this film has now been completed, and the release date is also in the summer, only about half a month later than "Pirates of the Caribbean".

This program on ABC TV has invited several Hollywood actors. The purpose of the program is to pay attention to the living conditions of animal actors during the filming process. The more common ones are cats and dogs. Of course, horses are also among them.

Hollywood movies have always been rich in types. Live-action movies and animated movies with animals as the protagonists have always been common, and they have also achieved quite good results in awards and box office competitions. Movies such as "The Horse Whisperer" and "Dances with Wolves" have received considerable praise from the critics, and of course, "The Pentium Age" is among them.

Ebert saw the "Warrior" again. After hearing that Ebert had bought a horse, the program director of ABC TV offered to shoot the horse. As a result, the director was impressed by the agile and intelligent performance of "Warrior", and he actively supported Ebert. Added several shots.

"A man's love for horses should be similar to his love for cars. However, the development of the automobile industry has gradually made this animal lose its transportation function. But hundreds of years ago, horses were a symbol of status and status."

Seeing the picture of himself talking on TV, Ebert felt that he should make a good start for the promotion of the movie.

Even Lynn sent a congratulatory message to Ebert in the morning: "Your horse was not bought in vain, and the reward you paid for it still has some effect. After the program aired yesterday, Yahoo and Google posted about The search volume of "The Pentium Era" has increased by five times, and the audience likes the way you are intimate with the 'Warrior', it is said that the scene where it raises its horse's hooves and hits your head with its head was cut down by many people and used as a poster."

Thinking of the brown fur little guy striding happily towards him, Ebert couldn't help but curl his lips.

Although he was ready for a break in the first half of the year, Ebert thought about it and still felt that he needed to choose a suitable script.He has made a total of 3 films so far, but each film is filmed in the second half of the year and will be released in the summer file of the second year. Of course, the summer file full of gunpowder is the best time for an actor to verify his box office appeal. Eber Tet himself admitted that if "White Night" hadn't won hundreds of millions of box office under the attack of "Spider-Man" and "Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones", his career would not be as smooth as it is today. .

But it's not very interesting if the time is too concentrated.

"The Pentium Era" and "Pirates of the Caribbean" are both big-investment movies. If the release dates of these two movies are not close to half a month apart, Ebert will really worry about the scene of the two confronting each other.

"Pirates of the Caribbean" will of course be the only winner, but "The Pentium Age" is likely to be helpless and can only serve as cannon fodder.

Between "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "The Pentium Age" in which he starred, Ebert still hopes that the latter will have a better box office performance.

Soon, while Ebert was at home picking out the script, Leonardo DiCaprio called.

"Audition for 'The Aviator'? When is it?"

"In June, the time has not yet been determined. Martin disclosed the news to me some time ago, and I will tell you again. I hope you can prepare as soon as possible."

"Thank you for your kindness. You sound confident in the role of Howard Hughes?"

"Of course. More than that, my AppianWay will also participate in the production of this movie."

Ebert curled his lips: "So, Mr. DiCaprio, are you showing me that you own a production company, or are you telling me that your company is involved in the production so I have no chance of competing for the role of Hughes?" ?”

"You missed one possibility." Leonardo's voice was extremely pleasant, "That is, if you can participate in the filming of this movie, I will be one of the investors. This sentence is equivalent to saying , I might be your boss."

"Hello boss, goodbye boss."

Ebert hung up the phone unceremoniously, and Leonardo's exasperated voice was vaguely heard on the other end of the phone, "Hello, I haven't finished talking yet, hello..."

Ebert shrugged cheerfully.