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Chapter 24 (1)
"Hi sweetheart."
In the meeting room, across a long table, the man in front of him was holding a microphone and showing a gentle and loving smile to Josie.
Frank Horton is an obvious Jewish man with dark hair and wearing a uniform orange-red prison uniform. The front of the jacket is pulled up to the second button, revealing the collar of the white cotton T-shirt inside. The neckline looks like new.
His appearance can be called handsome, and he exudes a chic and elegant temperament in his gestures. Even though there are short and hard stubble on his chin, and the iconic back of the past has not been carefully taken care of, no matter who it is, Doesn't associate him with a gambler or a villain.
Because he exudes the temperament of old money.
"What's the matter, don't you know me?" Frank asked with a smile.
"Ah, no, I'm just a little surprised." Josie twitched the corners of her mouth, and immediately put on a soft smile, "Oh, Dad, you look better than I imagined, and your mental state is also good."
Frank lowered his head and chuckled: "Ha, my little girl, you must be terrified. I think your Uncle John has taken good care of you. Does he like the Ferrari he 'given' you?"
The smile on Josie's face suddenly became sincere and sweet. She bent her eyes, smiled, and couldn't help but look around quickly. She leaned forward and asked hesitantly, "Dad..."
"Sweetheart, don't be nervous. I don't think they are so incompetent that they need to eavesdrop on our conversations to find so-called evidence, and there is nothing you can't say on your side."
With a smile on his face, Frank spoke mildly but not concealing his sarcasm. He tapped on the table with his fingers, and winked deliberately at Josie, signaling to her that someone was indeed listening.
It sounds like this dad is a bit powerful, he dared to confront the staff of various departments who are investigating him...
Josie's expression is just right panic and anxiety, with some joy and hesitation, in line with her personality of a 16-year-old runaway girl. After all, she is a rich daughter who has never experienced anything. If she can take care of her own life, she will Thank goodness for that already.
"When will you come out?" she asked, biting her lip. "I miss you, Dad."
"Next month if it's soon, or six months if it's slow." Frank replied, "Don't worry about me, sweetheart, I hope my little princess will be carefree and happy."
He looked at Josie tenderly, his eyes seemed to penetrate her to find another person's shadow, it was easy to move people.
But in view of Mr. Horton's bad record in the past, such a look has no credibility at all.
Frank said to Josie: "I guess you must have a lot of questions to ask, but trust me, honey, I'm just tired, and I want to go home and miss you and your mother."
Josie lowered her head hesitantly, as if she didn't know how to respond for a while.
She heard another chuckle in her ear.
"It's okay, everything will pass, we father and daughter still have a lot of time." Frank said, as if casually asked: "By the way, is your Uncle John back from vacation? How is he doing?"
Josie only talked to John Triest on the phone, and after thinking about it, she answered honestly: "Not yet, but he told me that Las Vegas is not fun at all, of course I can go to see it if I have time." look."
Las Vegas, the casino city, is a delicate area, chaotic yet orderly. Since the days of Howard Hughes and even Meyer Lansky, it has been secretly controlled by certain forces.And at this juncture, John Triest was not busy acquitting Frank, but went there to play, which is really intriguing.
Frank was noncommittal and said, "Maybe we can go together then." He paused a little, "Tell me about your time in Hollywood, you seem to have changed a lot, I heard from John that you've acted in a movie .”
"But it hasn't been officially released yet." Josie explained with a smile, and her tone was cheerful, "It's a youth school comedy, I play a rich girl who is about my age and personality, I think You'll love this movie too, Dad."
"Oh yeah, then I sincerely hope the movie doesn't have any kiss scenes," Frank teases.
Josie said angrily, "Dad!"
Frank smiled and said, "Okay, honey, it's time for you to go and tell everyone I'm fine."
Josie stood up reluctantly, and left here under the urging of the prison guard.
And when she left, the flow of people merged into Manhattan's Federation Square, and got into the taxi that was hailed at the side of the road, her pitiful and bewildered expression disappeared little by little.
incredible.
Is this what she thinks, the ruthless, unscrupulous, profit-driven Wall Street financier?
Is it repentance, or ulterior motives?
Josie is more inclined to the latter.
She raised her hand and rubbed her temples.
What a hassle.
He just wanted to make a living as a big star in Hollywood, but he didn't expect that his nominal father would be a potential problematic person.
Anyway, there doesn't seem to be such a deep family relationship between them.
No?
Because Frank Horton didn't mention anything about Janet Mills, that woman has not been substantially punished so far, and even appeared in the circle again, and any father who really cares about his daughter can't just do it like this Let go of such a hypocritical liar and Bichi lightly.
Unless, they reach a consensus first.
Qiao Qian had a headache thinking about it, and she was unwilling to delve into it further. She expected to think wildly without any basis, so she might as well get her career on track as soon as possible.
—Hollywood superstars are no less influential than any Washington political animal.
After returning to Los Angeles, filming of "Leadership" continued.
Josie was accompanied by an assistant and driver, a young man in his early twenties, El Kayser, an Italian-American, with dark hair and deep facial features, and a proud height of six feet two, somewhat resembling Jim Ross Stewart, a typical handsome Italian guy.
Earl's hourly salary is only ten dollars, and he earns tens of thousands of dollars a year, which is just enough for food and clothing, but this is the market price of junior assistants.He came out of CAA's talent pool, where most agents spend a long time working as assistants before entering the mailroom for training.
Josie thought it was a good idea to hire him, because as an adult man with normal strength, he could also act as a driver and bodyguard temporarily, which was equivalent to hiring three people with one salary.
And he's good looking and has a good name.
Simply perfect.
Josie directed El to remove the contents of the trunk, turned around and saw Paul Rudd and a man who looked like his manager in the parking lot, both of them smiled and greeted each other, maintaining the social etiquette of adults .
"Look, she really doesn't look like a 16-year-old girl." After leaving the parking lot, Luther said to his agent, "No one can refuse her."
"But I see you, you are indeed a 25-year-old fool." His agent scolded him helplessly.
"Hey, buddy, you're too nervous, we just had a meal, it's really not a big deal." Paul smiled, and patted the manager's shoulder, "It's time to get ready for work."
"Anyway, pay attention, this girl is not easy. Look at her face destined to be famous, and think about how she kills other girls. I guess she will find a backer soon to act as a protector, and that person It will never be you..."
How Josie Horton "killed" Alicia Silverstone is no secret in the industry.
It is obvious that she is the new sweetheart of CAA, who would dare to touch her if she has no skills?
Even if she happened to be able to kiss Fangze, what about the follow-up?
There are various types of managers, some who just want to make money regardless of everything, and those who always worry about everything, and there is no doubt that Luther's manager is the latter.
When he knew that his most anticipated client was busy going out with a 16-year-old girl before he really made it out of his head, he kind of wanted to knock his head open to see what was going on inside.
It's obviously not a good time to talk about love at this stage, but any actor with a little bit of career, especially an actress, is willing to exchange a romantic relationship for something else that will make her famous quickly.
Falling in love with an actor in the same crew who is far away from the [-]th line obviously does not fit the super sweetheart image that Josie Horton's agent carefully designed for her.
Similarly, being obsessed with a 16-year-old girl is not the route Paul Rudd's agent chose for her.
[-]th Line vs. [-]th Line, it's not the combination of the golden boy and the jade girl that people like to see, especially the girl's age is still a little sensitive.
The audience likes you and will pay for your movie tickets, that's all that matters to the studio, those Jews don't care if your acting is earth-shattering or not.
So a green-faced burlesque in a yellow suit set a new record of 2000 million pay, and a slow-talking robot who maintains one expression forever can still become a superstar.
That's the law of business in Hollywood.
Luther, who is also at the beginning stage of her career, has no way to protect such a stunner. Her wisest choice is to find an A-list star or celebrity to be her protector before the movie is released, otherwise everyone will want to come up Eat her alive.
Don't want to?
very good.
Then just watch the script you like being snatched away by idiots who are not as good as you, and then others win the glory, but you become mediocre.
At the end of the Walk of Fame is a bed.
Marilyn Monroe, the goddess of the generation, seems to have big breasts and no brains. In fact, she is smarter and more rational than most girls. She knows what she wants and what others want from her.
Beneath the blond and blue-eyed sexy appearance is the acting life of Norman Jane, a brown-haired girl.
She bowed her head to the rules.
What about Josie?
"So you think that's all I do, I'm just a dumb blonde who swipes a credit card?"
On the stairs in the hall of the villa, Josie bit her lip and read out the lines of Xue Er, the heroine of "Leading the Coquettish".
Across from her, sat Paul Rudd, who played Cher's ex-stepbrother Josh.
The scene here is that Xueer understood her feelings for Josh, and tried to change herself and make herself mature. She took the initiative to sort out the reports for her father Mel's law firm, but she didn't expect that something happened inadvertently. The mistake made the person in charge of the work annoyed, and even Josh was accused by him of being fascinated by Cher and not interested in working.
So the two sat on the steps and talked.
Josh quickly explained, "No, I didn't mean that. I mean..."
He raised his head and looked directly at Xueer's pure and charming face at a close distance. He didn't know when the little girl had turned into a young girl with undoubted beauty.
Her eyes are big and bright, like fragments of stars; the eyelashes are long and thick, not curly but more drooping and innocent; her cheeks and lips are like roses in the morning, fragrant, fresh and soft.
She could already be treated like a woman, not a child.
Josh looked back, hesitated for a moment, and said, "You are young and beautiful, and..."
"Again?" Xue'er opened her big bright eyes.
"What's the matter?" Josh was a little anxious. He felt that something was wrong, and even his thinking ability became slow under Xue'er's gaze. "Okay, let me think about it..."
"You—" A smile appeared in Xue'er's eyes, "You think I'm young and beautiful?"
This is a look with a little probing and joy, the childish joy of a little girl, and the straightforward bravery of a woman who has fallen in love.
The first sign of true love is timidity in boys, and boldness in girls.
Josh subconsciously turned his eyes away, and his tone was a little hesitant, "You know, you know that you are beautiful, okay? You are popular and... But it's not, uh, you know, the reason why I came here is Because it was a good learning experience for me."
For the first time in his life, Josh felt embarrassed when facing this stepsister.
He could barely look Cher in the eyes.
But obviously before, he was able to tease her fat waist at will, or make fun of her boring hobbies, even if the two had physical contact, none of them made him more flustered than the look in her eyes now.
With just one look, she seemed to be scalding him.
This made Josh have to change the subject hastily.
Xueer was very understanding, and followed Josh to change the subject: "Well, you've already said it."
The corners of her eyes and eyebrows were stained with a happy smile, and her whole face was completely glowing, extremely beautiful and gentle.
Her voice is also very pleasant, with a soft tone that is relaxing.
"Mel, I want to help Mel." Referring to his former stepfather, Josh's tone became much more normal, "He is the only one who cares about me.
Xue'er said, "This is not right."
Josh raised his eyes and couldn’t help looking at Xue’er: “Isn’t he?”
Xueer smiled slightly and looked directly at Josh: "No."
Her beautiful smile dazzled Josh, and her boldness and straightforwardness made Josh's heart beat faster, but Josh was afraid that he might misunderstand Xueer's meaning, just like a young boy who had just begun to fall in love, he was a little expectant and a little apprehensive .
Josh couldn’t help smiling, and asked, “You mean, you care about me too?”
Cher smiled, and habitually brushed her hair to hide her shyness, "Oh, Josh—"
Without hesitation, Josh leaned forward and kissed the red lips of the beautiful girl in front of him.
He touched it lightly at first, and then loosened it a little, so that Xueer could see his firm eyes, then stepped forward again, and gave Xueer a green and bold kiss.
Xueer was extremely soft, like a pure lamb, letting Josh kiss her lips and stroke her long hair, their kiss was as romantic and beautiful as Xueer imagined.
A kiss without any excess desire.
A dreamy sweet kiss.
“Wonderful!”
Amy Heckling looked away in satisfaction, watching the playback on the monitor with a smile on her face.
This morning, the two leading actors are in particularly good condition. Josie has never needed to worry, because she is Cher, and Cher is her; Paul doesn't know what happened, and expresses Josh's hesitant feeling very well.
The ambiguous emotions between these two people are well grasped, not too greasy, but enough to blush and heartbeat, making one wonder if they are already getting together in private.
"This one is over." She waved her hand and asked jokingly, "Would you like to take advantage of the good condition and try tomorrow's scene? The sets are all ready-made, and your atmosphere is also good."
A man and a woman standing in front of the camera glanced at each other, and the latter spread his hands: "I'm fine, Amy."
Paul couldn't help touching his nose, but he had to shrug his shoulders and say, "Me too."
Amy smiled knowingly.
She regards these young actors as her own children, so she is also very concerned about their private interactions. She thinks that the two of them feel pretty good today, and there may be surprises.
The photography assistant rearranged the camera position, and the lighting engineer was also adjusting the lighting. Josie and Paul sat on the steps of the villa hall, but they were the two most relaxed people in the audience.
"I heard everything your manager said." Josie spoke first.
Paul froze for a moment, then said, "I'm sorry."
"It's nothing, he treats you well." Although she was a bit overprotective, the manager was right. She was indeed not the kind of girl she appeared on the surface, huh, naive girl?
Josie smiled indifferently and asked, "So, can we still be friends?"
Her smile was not affected in any way, and her big cornflower-colored eyes were bright and clean, and there was clarity in them, reflecting Paul's embarrassing appearance.
"Uh? Of course!" Paul seemed to have let go of the burden in an instant. He didn't know why he felt guilty and anxious, "I mean, we were friends from the beginning."
Josie brushed the hair on the right side behind her ear, and asked casually, "By the way, now that I've talked about it, can you tell me what 'protector' is all about."
Paul was slightly surprised, and asked back: "Didn't your agent mention this to you? This is actually..."
"This is actually another unspoken rule of the game."
In the reception room of CAA, Martha Miller was still wearing the familiar Armani suit, but this time it was a particularly neat navy blue trousers, paired with a white ribbon shirt and dark blue high heels, and her long hair was loose.
On the other side of her was standing a bald man who was slightly shorter than her at this time, wearing glasses, and he was obviously of mixed race, but it was difficult for Josie to judge his specific bloodline through his facial features, she only felt that he belonged to a colored race , because his complexion is light brown.
Lebanon?Mexico?Or Ah San?
Who knows.
Josie raised her chin, not caring about the other party's bloodline, and turned her gaze to her manager, Martha.
"Archie Dano, one of your joint agent candidates." Martha folded her arms, sat down and said, "About your question, I think it will be clearer for him to explain."
She looked a little serious, not sure if it was due to the co-manager she was about to join, or the topic they were talking about.
"Thank you, Martha." Archie raised a gentle smile and sat down in front of Josie: "Skip the self-introduction and greetings for now, let's solve your problem first."
Josie made a "please" gesture.
Archie then said: "I assume you have already understood the basic rules of Hollywood, then 'protector' and 'protected' are high-level games, and the most famous couple at the moment is undoubtedly the Cruise couple. Nicole's protector when she first came to Hollywood was Warren Beatty, I think you know him, he was connected to the Kidman family in Australia, then Tom Cruise needed a wife, and she chose from hundreds of candidates stand out from the crowd.”
This sounds a bit like the emperor's selection of concubines in ancient times, and it is also inconsistent with the drama of the Cruise couple falling in love at first sight in media reports.
But the fact is, someone did hold a concubine election for Tom Cruise.
Archie paused as he spoke, and looked at Josie.
Josie was leaning against the back of the sofa, pinching the edge of her chin with one hand, wondering what she was thinking.
Archie continued: "Today's Hollywood is different from the golden age. The one who can stand at the top of the small group of superstars must be an actor, because since the rise of Wall Street, men who are born with gender advantages have begun to become this. The dominance of the circle: they can pull the capital of Wall Street, and money makes power."
Hearing this, Martha's face clearly showed a disdainful expression, and Josie even heard her snort slightly.
But neither Archie nor Josie pretended to hear it.
"Actresses, to be precise, women, have less and less right to speak in this circle, and they are more like a type of sacrifice." Archie shrugged, his tone was very flat, "Sex sacrifices. There are too many Girls want to go up, like Marilyn Monroe said in her autobiography, you don't, there are countless girls waiting in line outside the door waiting to unzip the producer."
"The consequence of the weaker and weaker moral bottom line is that the atmosphere of objectifying women and even young men is becoming more and more serious. If no one is covering you, then you are 'free' in the circle, and anyone can attack you."
"Choose a man you like, and be forced to face the men who try to rule you unspoken. Everyone knows how to choose this kind of option."
Josie chuckled lightly, and asked in a joking tone: "Hearing what you said, the men in this circle are almost all a group of perverted nymphomaniacs with sex addiction."
"Not all of them." Archie curled his lips. "Many people think it's a manifestation of power and strength, and they don't necessarily have to go to bed. They have all kinds of weird ways to play, and the key point is obedience."
Josie thought of David Geffen, and she understood, "Please continue."
Archie observed Josie's expression, and after confirming that there was nothing unusual, he said, "Your best solution, of course, is to find a 'protector' before the movie "Leading the Coquettish" is officially released, and then He’s in charge of protecting you now, and you’re in charge of rewarding him in the future, which is a big part of the Hollywood relationship.”
At each stage of filming, a part of the sample will be cut for evaluation by the film studio, and Paramount has already obtained this part. They are very optimistic about this film, especially Josie Horton as the heroine. .
Several middle-aged white men told CAA in private: She is really charming.
Even after delivering the news, some of them couldn't help sending some signals that they wanted to have sex with the heroine, and they were willing to pay a certain price for it...
Of course, this situation is quite normal, because most men's lifelong pursuit is nothing more than money, power and beauty. It is really difficult for those men who are successful in their careers to manage their sex, especially if they live in Hollywood surrounded by beauties .
They get what they want, and the other party also gets opportunities or money, isn't it a win-win situation?
Now this kind of small role is still irrelevant. The more famous a female star is, the more likely she will be coveted by those big figures who hold mainstream social power. At that time, it will not be as simple as messing up a job opportunity.
Nobody believed that Marilyn Monroe and her Mr. President were pure friendship.
"I personally think that Keanu Reeves is the best choice." Archie felt that the atmosphere was a bit stagnant, so he couldn't help clearing his throat, "Ahem. He is definitely the best. Young and handsome, single Status, and he is also very gracious to women, for God's sake, since "Speed and Death" was released, women all over the world have wanted to sleep with him, including the heroine of that movie..."
The more he spoke, the lower his volume was, because right in front of him, Josie was looking at him with a half-smile, playing with a strand of her hair carelessly with her fingers.
"But, I don't want to." Archie heard Josie say, "At least I don't want to sleep him in this way."
Puff.
Martha beside her finally couldn't hold back, and laughed out loud in front of her face.
"Hello?" Archie held up his hand in bewilderment. "What do you mean, ladies, is this funny?"
Martha held back her smile, raised her red lips and said, "I told you earlier, Archie, Josie doesn't believe in your so-called rules."
Josie raised her chin at the right time and smiled at Archie: "Weak people follow the rules. Tell me, if my first movie is a hit, will they still try to do something to me?"
Archie seemed to have heard some fantasy, opened his mouth, and said after a while: "God, have you always been so confident and even arrogant? You have to know that even Keanu just entered Hollywood..."
He got stuck while talking.
"Tell me, why don't you keep talking." Martha said, "Your idol Keanu Reeves was assigned the best manager when he first entered Hollywood, and he starred in a phenomenal movie after only a few movies. "The Adventures of Abby Brother", followed by "Point Break", which made him transform in the second year, and this year there is even a super film like "Speed", which quickly completed the youth idol - action star - ——The triple jump of an A-list star has achieved something that many people can't do in their lifetime. Isn't it?"
Archie was choked and had to mutter, "Can that be the same? He's Keanu Reeves... Besides, Keanu's first movie didn't hit the big time either."
Josie said, "Answer my question, Archie."
Archie raised his forehead and replied, "Not in the short term."
"Then there's no problem." Josie was completely confident in her abilities. "What Keanu Reeves can't do doesn't mean that other people can't do it—such as me."
Aside from other factors, Amy Heckling's final choice gave Josie enough confidence, which just shows that she can control and is very suitable for this movie, and she does have the talent to become an actress.
On the other hand, she didn't think she could do worse than anyone else in this movie. Alicia Silverstone lost her temper quickly back then, which shows the other party's talent, self-control, and luck , are really general.
Xiaohong relies on support, Dahong relies on life.
Before the official release, no one knows whether the movie they take is a box office bomb or a box office poison.
Except Josie.
Josie has an edge that no actor in Hollywood has, and she believes she has the talent, grit, and ambition to make the most of it.
Perhaps, she is not such an outstanding talented actor, but she is definitely an experiential expert and a patient speculator.
Archie was helpless.
He looked at Martha and spread his hands: "Is it really okay for her to be so confident?"
"If you don't try, how will you know the result." Martha smiled, "Besides, as you said, this movie has conquered a large number of old white men with normal sexual orientation at Paramount, and our success is insignificant. part."
Josie also laughed, and said half jokingly and half seriously: "Anyway, my worst outcome is to go back and inherit tens of millions of inheritance. Of course, the most important thing is to be happy, so go fuck your protector, I don't care! "
"Oh, yes, just tens of millions of inheritance..." Archie said with a slumped whole body, bitterly: "Okay, I'm out of the game, right, but the Keanu people are really nice, really. Uh, I'll shut up, do you need me to bring it to the door after I go out, or buy you two cups of coffee?"
Josie and Martha exchanged a look, and the latter stood up from the sofa.
"No, on the contrary, Archie." Martha held out her hand, "If you want, you are welcome to join us—although in a few years, we may all quit the circle collectively."
For the first time, she made a joke.
Archie froze there at first, but suddenly his whole body was filled with joy, and he stepped forward to high-five and shake hands with Martha happily, and sighed: "Oh, Martha, I knew that we are friends, so we don't want to have a touching one." Hugs? God, it's kind of crazy that I actually believe you guys can actually make it..."
"Stop, stay away from me." Martha resisted Archie's warm embrace with one finger, "The reason why I choose you is because you are different from most people outside, and Josie and I don't like it." The set of unspoken rules, I even hate it, but I have to understand it because of professional restrictions, and then I can avoid risks.”
"I understand, in fact, I don't like it very much, I personally respect women very much." Archie said kindly, he raised his trademark smiling face at Josie, honest and honest, "Of course Keanu's matter is a Except, I am his fan, but this will never affect my future work for you."
Josie nodded slightly, then reached out to Archie: "Josie Horton, welcome to my team, Archie."
Martha's working ability is actually good, but her personality is black and white, and she is not smooth enough in dealing with people, sometimes too simple and rough, so after discussion, they decided to introduce Archie Dano.
Anyway, after Josie's career is on the right track, CAA will also assign her a co-manager. It's better to choose one of them early, and choose one who is easy to get along with and can communicate with.
After all, she and Martha are quite strong, and it is difficult for ordinary people to blend in.
"Happy cooperation, Josie." Archie shook hands with her, and then said, "Although it's a bit hard to say, but I must tell you, Josie, those old men at Paramount really regard you as a sexual fantasy object ,You know."
It doesn't matter to Qiao Qian, since she chose to be a star and make a movie anyway, she cannot avoid this experience, as long as she doesn't run into that kind of crazy and extreme illegitimate meal, she doesn't have any psychological burden.
Besides, with billions of people on the planet, can she still send a lawyer's letter to warn them one by one?
That's too boring.
Martha clapped her hands, drawing their attention.
She smiled and said, "Okay, guys, let's talk about our work plan for next year. Let's all be confident. Assuming that Josie became popular and became the hottest youth idol in 1995, what should our next project be?" ?”
"Get rid of the shackles of idol stars and launch an attack on blockbuster movie stars?" Archie replied, "In short, don't hang around in youth movies. Once you are stereotyped, the consequences will last for a long time, and you can only receive similar invitations."
If you don't follow the ideas provided by Martha, then naturally you should stabilize the basic market, take a few youth movies to make the image of idol stars deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and try to transform after three or four or five or six years.
This is what ordinary people do.
"Correct. Taking on a traditional commercial film is one of them." Martha said, "The second way is to take on a role in the public sense, where you can see your acting skills, a commercial film or a literary film on the same level. A supporting role with room to play."
She glanced at Archie and said, "Maybe you may have questions, why not the protagonist. First of all, we need to have a tacit understanding in our hearts about Josie's acting level. She can act but not everything. We must consider her image, and on the other hand, we must not expose her shortcomings that she can't act in everything—she must be an absolutely high-quality female star, so that she has the opportunity to make further progress more quickly."
"Secondly, it takes too much time and energy to be the protagonist, and you have to bear most of the consequences of the film's failure. Pretty girls make the difference."
Josie interjected here, "Winona Ryder?"
"Yes, Winona Ryder." Martha said, "Winning the favor of a big director is very important for any Hollywood star. In the end, a supporting role with few roles is better than a perfect heroine." Projects are easier to win and have more goals.”
She looked at Josie and asked, "So, you are the boss, which one do you want to choose?"
Josie smiled, and asked her back, "Why don't you want them all?"
She stood up from her sofa, walked to the floor-to-ceiling windows, and looked down at the scenery in front of her with her agents behind her back.
"I said, I want it all." Josie turned around, leaning her back against the window, leaning her elbows against the window, "I want to prove that I am good enough, but also tell people that I am not a simple vase. Paramount Don’t people like my acting? They signed us for three films, let them bring all the project outlines for next year, and we pick them one by one. I’m sure they won’t necessarily agree to me playing the role they want right away , but they will definitely include me as a candidate."
"Then, maybe one day it will be up to me?"
Archie opened his mouth, still a little unbelievable: "You mean, the day when "Leading the Show" is officially released?"
Josie gave him a smile and said, "Who knows, I should go. Someone at home is waiting for me for dinner."
Martha waved her hand, "Go, call."
"Goodbye, Josie." Archie turned to look at Martha after finishing speaking, "Is she always so confident, or is she only so confident today? I just accepted that "Leading the Show" will be like "Ah Compared with the popular setting of "Adventure of Brother Brother", because her attitude is too serious and determined..."
Martha didn't answer a word, but just stuffed the landline phone into Archie's arms, and said, "Call those old white men, I know you can do it."
Archie hugged the landline phone, opened his mouth and asked, "Wait
In the meeting room, across a long table, the man in front of him was holding a microphone and showing a gentle and loving smile to Josie.
Frank Horton is an obvious Jewish man with dark hair and wearing a uniform orange-red prison uniform. The front of the jacket is pulled up to the second button, revealing the collar of the white cotton T-shirt inside. The neckline looks like new.
His appearance can be called handsome, and he exudes a chic and elegant temperament in his gestures. Even though there are short and hard stubble on his chin, and the iconic back of the past has not been carefully taken care of, no matter who it is, Doesn't associate him with a gambler or a villain.
Because he exudes the temperament of old money.
"What's the matter, don't you know me?" Frank asked with a smile.
"Ah, no, I'm just a little surprised." Josie twitched the corners of her mouth, and immediately put on a soft smile, "Oh, Dad, you look better than I imagined, and your mental state is also good."
Frank lowered his head and chuckled: "Ha, my little girl, you must be terrified. I think your Uncle John has taken good care of you. Does he like the Ferrari he 'given' you?"
The smile on Josie's face suddenly became sincere and sweet. She bent her eyes, smiled, and couldn't help but look around quickly. She leaned forward and asked hesitantly, "Dad..."
"Sweetheart, don't be nervous. I don't think they are so incompetent that they need to eavesdrop on our conversations to find so-called evidence, and there is nothing you can't say on your side."
With a smile on his face, Frank spoke mildly but not concealing his sarcasm. He tapped on the table with his fingers, and winked deliberately at Josie, signaling to her that someone was indeed listening.
It sounds like this dad is a bit powerful, he dared to confront the staff of various departments who are investigating him...
Josie's expression is just right panic and anxiety, with some joy and hesitation, in line with her personality of a 16-year-old runaway girl. After all, she is a rich daughter who has never experienced anything. If she can take care of her own life, she will Thank goodness for that already.
"When will you come out?" she asked, biting her lip. "I miss you, Dad."
"Next month if it's soon, or six months if it's slow." Frank replied, "Don't worry about me, sweetheart, I hope my little princess will be carefree and happy."
He looked at Josie tenderly, his eyes seemed to penetrate her to find another person's shadow, it was easy to move people.
But in view of Mr. Horton's bad record in the past, such a look has no credibility at all.
Frank said to Josie: "I guess you must have a lot of questions to ask, but trust me, honey, I'm just tired, and I want to go home and miss you and your mother."
Josie lowered her head hesitantly, as if she didn't know how to respond for a while.
She heard another chuckle in her ear.
"It's okay, everything will pass, we father and daughter still have a lot of time." Frank said, as if casually asked: "By the way, is your Uncle John back from vacation? How is he doing?"
Josie only talked to John Triest on the phone, and after thinking about it, she answered honestly: "Not yet, but he told me that Las Vegas is not fun at all, of course I can go to see it if I have time." look."
Las Vegas, the casino city, is a delicate area, chaotic yet orderly. Since the days of Howard Hughes and even Meyer Lansky, it has been secretly controlled by certain forces.And at this juncture, John Triest was not busy acquitting Frank, but went there to play, which is really intriguing.
Frank was noncommittal and said, "Maybe we can go together then." He paused a little, "Tell me about your time in Hollywood, you seem to have changed a lot, I heard from John that you've acted in a movie .”
"But it hasn't been officially released yet." Josie explained with a smile, and her tone was cheerful, "It's a youth school comedy, I play a rich girl who is about my age and personality, I think You'll love this movie too, Dad."
"Oh yeah, then I sincerely hope the movie doesn't have any kiss scenes," Frank teases.
Josie said angrily, "Dad!"
Frank smiled and said, "Okay, honey, it's time for you to go and tell everyone I'm fine."
Josie stood up reluctantly, and left here under the urging of the prison guard.
And when she left, the flow of people merged into Manhattan's Federation Square, and got into the taxi that was hailed at the side of the road, her pitiful and bewildered expression disappeared little by little.
incredible.
Is this what she thinks, the ruthless, unscrupulous, profit-driven Wall Street financier?
Is it repentance, or ulterior motives?
Josie is more inclined to the latter.
She raised her hand and rubbed her temples.
What a hassle.
He just wanted to make a living as a big star in Hollywood, but he didn't expect that his nominal father would be a potential problematic person.
Anyway, there doesn't seem to be such a deep family relationship between them.
No?
Because Frank Horton didn't mention anything about Janet Mills, that woman has not been substantially punished so far, and even appeared in the circle again, and any father who really cares about his daughter can't just do it like this Let go of such a hypocritical liar and Bichi lightly.
Unless, they reach a consensus first.
Qiao Qian had a headache thinking about it, and she was unwilling to delve into it further. She expected to think wildly without any basis, so she might as well get her career on track as soon as possible.
—Hollywood superstars are no less influential than any Washington political animal.
After returning to Los Angeles, filming of "Leadership" continued.
Josie was accompanied by an assistant and driver, a young man in his early twenties, El Kayser, an Italian-American, with dark hair and deep facial features, and a proud height of six feet two, somewhat resembling Jim Ross Stewart, a typical handsome Italian guy.
Earl's hourly salary is only ten dollars, and he earns tens of thousands of dollars a year, which is just enough for food and clothing, but this is the market price of junior assistants.He came out of CAA's talent pool, where most agents spend a long time working as assistants before entering the mailroom for training.
Josie thought it was a good idea to hire him, because as an adult man with normal strength, he could also act as a driver and bodyguard temporarily, which was equivalent to hiring three people with one salary.
And he's good looking and has a good name.
Simply perfect.
Josie directed El to remove the contents of the trunk, turned around and saw Paul Rudd and a man who looked like his manager in the parking lot, both of them smiled and greeted each other, maintaining the social etiquette of adults .
"Look, she really doesn't look like a 16-year-old girl." After leaving the parking lot, Luther said to his agent, "No one can refuse her."
"But I see you, you are indeed a 25-year-old fool." His agent scolded him helplessly.
"Hey, buddy, you're too nervous, we just had a meal, it's really not a big deal." Paul smiled, and patted the manager's shoulder, "It's time to get ready for work."
"Anyway, pay attention, this girl is not easy. Look at her face destined to be famous, and think about how she kills other girls. I guess she will find a backer soon to act as a protector, and that person It will never be you..."
How Josie Horton "killed" Alicia Silverstone is no secret in the industry.
It is obvious that she is the new sweetheart of CAA, who would dare to touch her if she has no skills?
Even if she happened to be able to kiss Fangze, what about the follow-up?
There are various types of managers, some who just want to make money regardless of everything, and those who always worry about everything, and there is no doubt that Luther's manager is the latter.
When he knew that his most anticipated client was busy going out with a 16-year-old girl before he really made it out of his head, he kind of wanted to knock his head open to see what was going on inside.
It's obviously not a good time to talk about love at this stage, but any actor with a little bit of career, especially an actress, is willing to exchange a romantic relationship for something else that will make her famous quickly.
Falling in love with an actor in the same crew who is far away from the [-]th line obviously does not fit the super sweetheart image that Josie Horton's agent carefully designed for her.
Similarly, being obsessed with a 16-year-old girl is not the route Paul Rudd's agent chose for her.
[-]th Line vs. [-]th Line, it's not the combination of the golden boy and the jade girl that people like to see, especially the girl's age is still a little sensitive.
The audience likes you and will pay for your movie tickets, that's all that matters to the studio, those Jews don't care if your acting is earth-shattering or not.
So a green-faced burlesque in a yellow suit set a new record of 2000 million pay, and a slow-talking robot who maintains one expression forever can still become a superstar.
That's the law of business in Hollywood.
Luther, who is also at the beginning stage of her career, has no way to protect such a stunner. Her wisest choice is to find an A-list star or celebrity to be her protector before the movie is released, otherwise everyone will want to come up Eat her alive.
Don't want to?
very good.
Then just watch the script you like being snatched away by idiots who are not as good as you, and then others win the glory, but you become mediocre.
At the end of the Walk of Fame is a bed.
Marilyn Monroe, the goddess of the generation, seems to have big breasts and no brains. In fact, she is smarter and more rational than most girls. She knows what she wants and what others want from her.
Beneath the blond and blue-eyed sexy appearance is the acting life of Norman Jane, a brown-haired girl.
She bowed her head to the rules.
What about Josie?
"So you think that's all I do, I'm just a dumb blonde who swipes a credit card?"
On the stairs in the hall of the villa, Josie bit her lip and read out the lines of Xue Er, the heroine of "Leading the Coquettish".
Across from her, sat Paul Rudd, who played Cher's ex-stepbrother Josh.
The scene here is that Xueer understood her feelings for Josh, and tried to change herself and make herself mature. She took the initiative to sort out the reports for her father Mel's law firm, but she didn't expect that something happened inadvertently. The mistake made the person in charge of the work annoyed, and even Josh was accused by him of being fascinated by Cher and not interested in working.
So the two sat on the steps and talked.
Josh quickly explained, "No, I didn't mean that. I mean..."
He raised his head and looked directly at Xueer's pure and charming face at a close distance. He didn't know when the little girl had turned into a young girl with undoubted beauty.
Her eyes are big and bright, like fragments of stars; the eyelashes are long and thick, not curly but more drooping and innocent; her cheeks and lips are like roses in the morning, fragrant, fresh and soft.
She could already be treated like a woman, not a child.
Josh looked back, hesitated for a moment, and said, "You are young and beautiful, and..."
"Again?" Xue'er opened her big bright eyes.
"What's the matter?" Josh was a little anxious. He felt that something was wrong, and even his thinking ability became slow under Xue'er's gaze. "Okay, let me think about it..."
"You—" A smile appeared in Xue'er's eyes, "You think I'm young and beautiful?"
This is a look with a little probing and joy, the childish joy of a little girl, and the straightforward bravery of a woman who has fallen in love.
The first sign of true love is timidity in boys, and boldness in girls.
Josh subconsciously turned his eyes away, and his tone was a little hesitant, "You know, you know that you are beautiful, okay? You are popular and... But it's not, uh, you know, the reason why I came here is Because it was a good learning experience for me."
For the first time in his life, Josh felt embarrassed when facing this stepsister.
He could barely look Cher in the eyes.
But obviously before, he was able to tease her fat waist at will, or make fun of her boring hobbies, even if the two had physical contact, none of them made him more flustered than the look in her eyes now.
With just one look, she seemed to be scalding him.
This made Josh have to change the subject hastily.
Xueer was very understanding, and followed Josh to change the subject: "Well, you've already said it."
The corners of her eyes and eyebrows were stained with a happy smile, and her whole face was completely glowing, extremely beautiful and gentle.
Her voice is also very pleasant, with a soft tone that is relaxing.
"Mel, I want to help Mel." Referring to his former stepfather, Josh's tone became much more normal, "He is the only one who cares about me.
Xue'er said, "This is not right."
Josh raised his eyes and couldn’t help looking at Xue’er: “Isn’t he?”
Xueer smiled slightly and looked directly at Josh: "No."
Her beautiful smile dazzled Josh, and her boldness and straightforwardness made Josh's heart beat faster, but Josh was afraid that he might misunderstand Xueer's meaning, just like a young boy who had just begun to fall in love, he was a little expectant and a little apprehensive .
Josh couldn’t help smiling, and asked, “You mean, you care about me too?”
Cher smiled, and habitually brushed her hair to hide her shyness, "Oh, Josh—"
Without hesitation, Josh leaned forward and kissed the red lips of the beautiful girl in front of him.
He touched it lightly at first, and then loosened it a little, so that Xueer could see his firm eyes, then stepped forward again, and gave Xueer a green and bold kiss.
Xueer was extremely soft, like a pure lamb, letting Josh kiss her lips and stroke her long hair, their kiss was as romantic and beautiful as Xueer imagined.
A kiss without any excess desire.
A dreamy sweet kiss.
“Wonderful!”
Amy Heckling looked away in satisfaction, watching the playback on the monitor with a smile on her face.
This morning, the two leading actors are in particularly good condition. Josie has never needed to worry, because she is Cher, and Cher is her; Paul doesn't know what happened, and expresses Josh's hesitant feeling very well.
The ambiguous emotions between these two people are well grasped, not too greasy, but enough to blush and heartbeat, making one wonder if they are already getting together in private.
"This one is over." She waved her hand and asked jokingly, "Would you like to take advantage of the good condition and try tomorrow's scene? The sets are all ready-made, and your atmosphere is also good."
A man and a woman standing in front of the camera glanced at each other, and the latter spread his hands: "I'm fine, Amy."
Paul couldn't help touching his nose, but he had to shrug his shoulders and say, "Me too."
Amy smiled knowingly.
She regards these young actors as her own children, so she is also very concerned about their private interactions. She thinks that the two of them feel pretty good today, and there may be surprises.
The photography assistant rearranged the camera position, and the lighting engineer was also adjusting the lighting. Josie and Paul sat on the steps of the villa hall, but they were the two most relaxed people in the audience.
"I heard everything your manager said." Josie spoke first.
Paul froze for a moment, then said, "I'm sorry."
"It's nothing, he treats you well." Although she was a bit overprotective, the manager was right. She was indeed not the kind of girl she appeared on the surface, huh, naive girl?
Josie smiled indifferently and asked, "So, can we still be friends?"
Her smile was not affected in any way, and her big cornflower-colored eyes were bright and clean, and there was clarity in them, reflecting Paul's embarrassing appearance.
"Uh? Of course!" Paul seemed to have let go of the burden in an instant. He didn't know why he felt guilty and anxious, "I mean, we were friends from the beginning."
Josie brushed the hair on the right side behind her ear, and asked casually, "By the way, now that I've talked about it, can you tell me what 'protector' is all about."
Paul was slightly surprised, and asked back: "Didn't your agent mention this to you? This is actually..."
"This is actually another unspoken rule of the game."
In the reception room of CAA, Martha Miller was still wearing the familiar Armani suit, but this time it was a particularly neat navy blue trousers, paired with a white ribbon shirt and dark blue high heels, and her long hair was loose.
On the other side of her was standing a bald man who was slightly shorter than her at this time, wearing glasses, and he was obviously of mixed race, but it was difficult for Josie to judge his specific bloodline through his facial features, she only felt that he belonged to a colored race , because his complexion is light brown.
Lebanon?Mexico?Or Ah San?
Who knows.
Josie raised her chin, not caring about the other party's bloodline, and turned her gaze to her manager, Martha.
"Archie Dano, one of your joint agent candidates." Martha folded her arms, sat down and said, "About your question, I think it will be clearer for him to explain."
She looked a little serious, not sure if it was due to the co-manager she was about to join, or the topic they were talking about.
"Thank you, Martha." Archie raised a gentle smile and sat down in front of Josie: "Skip the self-introduction and greetings for now, let's solve your problem first."
Josie made a "please" gesture.
Archie then said: "I assume you have already understood the basic rules of Hollywood, then 'protector' and 'protected' are high-level games, and the most famous couple at the moment is undoubtedly the Cruise couple. Nicole's protector when she first came to Hollywood was Warren Beatty, I think you know him, he was connected to the Kidman family in Australia, then Tom Cruise needed a wife, and she chose from hundreds of candidates stand out from the crowd.”
This sounds a bit like the emperor's selection of concubines in ancient times, and it is also inconsistent with the drama of the Cruise couple falling in love at first sight in media reports.
But the fact is, someone did hold a concubine election for Tom Cruise.
Archie paused as he spoke, and looked at Josie.
Josie was leaning against the back of the sofa, pinching the edge of her chin with one hand, wondering what she was thinking.
Archie continued: "Today's Hollywood is different from the golden age. The one who can stand at the top of the small group of superstars must be an actor, because since the rise of Wall Street, men who are born with gender advantages have begun to become this. The dominance of the circle: they can pull the capital of Wall Street, and money makes power."
Hearing this, Martha's face clearly showed a disdainful expression, and Josie even heard her snort slightly.
But neither Archie nor Josie pretended to hear it.
"Actresses, to be precise, women, have less and less right to speak in this circle, and they are more like a type of sacrifice." Archie shrugged, his tone was very flat, "Sex sacrifices. There are too many Girls want to go up, like Marilyn Monroe said in her autobiography, you don't, there are countless girls waiting in line outside the door waiting to unzip the producer."
"The consequence of the weaker and weaker moral bottom line is that the atmosphere of objectifying women and even young men is becoming more and more serious. If no one is covering you, then you are 'free' in the circle, and anyone can attack you."
"Choose a man you like, and be forced to face the men who try to rule you unspoken. Everyone knows how to choose this kind of option."
Josie chuckled lightly, and asked in a joking tone: "Hearing what you said, the men in this circle are almost all a group of perverted nymphomaniacs with sex addiction."
"Not all of them." Archie curled his lips. "Many people think it's a manifestation of power and strength, and they don't necessarily have to go to bed. They have all kinds of weird ways to play, and the key point is obedience."
Josie thought of David Geffen, and she understood, "Please continue."
Archie observed Josie's expression, and after confirming that there was nothing unusual, he said, "Your best solution, of course, is to find a 'protector' before the movie "Leading the Coquettish" is officially released, and then He’s in charge of protecting you now, and you’re in charge of rewarding him in the future, which is a big part of the Hollywood relationship.”
At each stage of filming, a part of the sample will be cut for evaluation by the film studio, and Paramount has already obtained this part. They are very optimistic about this film, especially Josie Horton as the heroine. .
Several middle-aged white men told CAA in private: She is really charming.
Even after delivering the news, some of them couldn't help sending some signals that they wanted to have sex with the heroine, and they were willing to pay a certain price for it...
Of course, this situation is quite normal, because most men's lifelong pursuit is nothing more than money, power and beauty. It is really difficult for those men who are successful in their careers to manage their sex, especially if they live in Hollywood surrounded by beauties .
They get what they want, and the other party also gets opportunities or money, isn't it a win-win situation?
Now this kind of small role is still irrelevant. The more famous a female star is, the more likely she will be coveted by those big figures who hold mainstream social power. At that time, it will not be as simple as messing up a job opportunity.
Nobody believed that Marilyn Monroe and her Mr. President were pure friendship.
"I personally think that Keanu Reeves is the best choice." Archie felt that the atmosphere was a bit stagnant, so he couldn't help clearing his throat, "Ahem. He is definitely the best. Young and handsome, single Status, and he is also very gracious to women, for God's sake, since "Speed and Death" was released, women all over the world have wanted to sleep with him, including the heroine of that movie..."
The more he spoke, the lower his volume was, because right in front of him, Josie was looking at him with a half-smile, playing with a strand of her hair carelessly with her fingers.
"But, I don't want to." Archie heard Josie say, "At least I don't want to sleep him in this way."
Puff.
Martha beside her finally couldn't hold back, and laughed out loud in front of her face.
"Hello?" Archie held up his hand in bewilderment. "What do you mean, ladies, is this funny?"
Martha held back her smile, raised her red lips and said, "I told you earlier, Archie, Josie doesn't believe in your so-called rules."
Josie raised her chin at the right time and smiled at Archie: "Weak people follow the rules. Tell me, if my first movie is a hit, will they still try to do something to me?"
Archie seemed to have heard some fantasy, opened his mouth, and said after a while: "God, have you always been so confident and even arrogant? You have to know that even Keanu just entered Hollywood..."
He got stuck while talking.
"Tell me, why don't you keep talking." Martha said, "Your idol Keanu Reeves was assigned the best manager when he first entered Hollywood, and he starred in a phenomenal movie after only a few movies. "The Adventures of Abby Brother", followed by "Point Break", which made him transform in the second year, and this year there is even a super film like "Speed", which quickly completed the youth idol - action star - ——The triple jump of an A-list star has achieved something that many people can't do in their lifetime. Isn't it?"
Archie was choked and had to mutter, "Can that be the same? He's Keanu Reeves... Besides, Keanu's first movie didn't hit the big time either."
Josie said, "Answer my question, Archie."
Archie raised his forehead and replied, "Not in the short term."
"Then there's no problem." Josie was completely confident in her abilities. "What Keanu Reeves can't do doesn't mean that other people can't do it—such as me."
Aside from other factors, Amy Heckling's final choice gave Josie enough confidence, which just shows that she can control and is very suitable for this movie, and she does have the talent to become an actress.
On the other hand, she didn't think she could do worse than anyone else in this movie. Alicia Silverstone lost her temper quickly back then, which shows the other party's talent, self-control, and luck , are really general.
Xiaohong relies on support, Dahong relies on life.
Before the official release, no one knows whether the movie they take is a box office bomb or a box office poison.
Except Josie.
Josie has an edge that no actor in Hollywood has, and she believes she has the talent, grit, and ambition to make the most of it.
Perhaps, she is not such an outstanding talented actor, but she is definitely an experiential expert and a patient speculator.
Archie was helpless.
He looked at Martha and spread his hands: "Is it really okay for her to be so confident?"
"If you don't try, how will you know the result." Martha smiled, "Besides, as you said, this movie has conquered a large number of old white men with normal sexual orientation at Paramount, and our success is insignificant. part."
Josie also laughed, and said half jokingly and half seriously: "Anyway, my worst outcome is to go back and inherit tens of millions of inheritance. Of course, the most important thing is to be happy, so go fuck your protector, I don't care! "
"Oh, yes, just tens of millions of inheritance..." Archie said with a slumped whole body, bitterly: "Okay, I'm out of the game, right, but the Keanu people are really nice, really. Uh, I'll shut up, do you need me to bring it to the door after I go out, or buy you two cups of coffee?"
Josie and Martha exchanged a look, and the latter stood up from the sofa.
"No, on the contrary, Archie." Martha held out her hand, "If you want, you are welcome to join us—although in a few years, we may all quit the circle collectively."
For the first time, she made a joke.
Archie froze there at first, but suddenly his whole body was filled with joy, and he stepped forward to high-five and shake hands with Martha happily, and sighed: "Oh, Martha, I knew that we are friends, so we don't want to have a touching one." Hugs? God, it's kind of crazy that I actually believe you guys can actually make it..."
"Stop, stay away from me." Martha resisted Archie's warm embrace with one finger, "The reason why I choose you is because you are different from most people outside, and Josie and I don't like it." The set of unspoken rules, I even hate it, but I have to understand it because of professional restrictions, and then I can avoid risks.”
"I understand, in fact, I don't like it very much, I personally respect women very much." Archie said kindly, he raised his trademark smiling face at Josie, honest and honest, "Of course Keanu's matter is a Except, I am his fan, but this will never affect my future work for you."
Josie nodded slightly, then reached out to Archie: "Josie Horton, welcome to my team, Archie."
Martha's working ability is actually good, but her personality is black and white, and she is not smooth enough in dealing with people, sometimes too simple and rough, so after discussion, they decided to introduce Archie Dano.
Anyway, after Josie's career is on the right track, CAA will also assign her a co-manager. It's better to choose one of them early, and choose one who is easy to get along with and can communicate with.
After all, she and Martha are quite strong, and it is difficult for ordinary people to blend in.
"Happy cooperation, Josie." Archie shook hands with her, and then said, "Although it's a bit hard to say, but I must tell you, Josie, those old men at Paramount really regard you as a sexual fantasy object ,You know."
It doesn't matter to Qiao Qian, since she chose to be a star and make a movie anyway, she cannot avoid this experience, as long as she doesn't run into that kind of crazy and extreme illegitimate meal, she doesn't have any psychological burden.
Besides, with billions of people on the planet, can she still send a lawyer's letter to warn them one by one?
That's too boring.
Martha clapped her hands, drawing their attention.
She smiled and said, "Okay, guys, let's talk about our work plan for next year. Let's all be confident. Assuming that Josie became popular and became the hottest youth idol in 1995, what should our next project be?" ?”
"Get rid of the shackles of idol stars and launch an attack on blockbuster movie stars?" Archie replied, "In short, don't hang around in youth movies. Once you are stereotyped, the consequences will last for a long time, and you can only receive similar invitations."
If you don't follow the ideas provided by Martha, then naturally you should stabilize the basic market, take a few youth movies to make the image of idol stars deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and try to transform after three or four or five or six years.
This is what ordinary people do.
"Correct. Taking on a traditional commercial film is one of them." Martha said, "The second way is to take on a role in the public sense, where you can see your acting skills, a commercial film or a literary film on the same level. A supporting role with room to play."
She glanced at Archie and said, "Maybe you may have questions, why not the protagonist. First of all, we need to have a tacit understanding in our hearts about Josie's acting level. She can act but not everything. We must consider her image, and on the other hand, we must not expose her shortcomings that she can't act in everything—she must be an absolutely high-quality female star, so that she has the opportunity to make further progress more quickly."
"Secondly, it takes too much time and energy to be the protagonist, and you have to bear most of the consequences of the film's failure. Pretty girls make the difference."
Josie interjected here, "Winona Ryder?"
"Yes, Winona Ryder." Martha said, "Winning the favor of a big director is very important for any Hollywood star. In the end, a supporting role with few roles is better than a perfect heroine." Projects are easier to win and have more goals.”
She looked at Josie and asked, "So, you are the boss, which one do you want to choose?"
Josie smiled, and asked her back, "Why don't you want them all?"
She stood up from her sofa, walked to the floor-to-ceiling windows, and looked down at the scenery in front of her with her agents behind her back.
"I said, I want it all." Josie turned around, leaning her back against the window, leaning her elbows against the window, "I want to prove that I am good enough, but also tell people that I am not a simple vase. Paramount Don’t people like my acting? They signed us for three films, let them bring all the project outlines for next year, and we pick them one by one. I’m sure they won’t necessarily agree to me playing the role they want right away , but they will definitely include me as a candidate."
"Then, maybe one day it will be up to me?"
Archie opened his mouth, still a little unbelievable: "You mean, the day when "Leading the Show" is officially released?"
Josie gave him a smile and said, "Who knows, I should go. Someone at home is waiting for me for dinner."
Martha waved her hand, "Go, call."
"Goodbye, Josie." Archie turned to look at Martha after finishing speaking, "Is she always so confident, or is she only so confident today? I just accepted that "Leading the Show" will be like "Ah Compared with the popular setting of "Adventure of Brother Brother", because her attitude is too serious and determined..."
Martha didn't answer a word, but just stuffed the landline phone into Archie's arms, and said, "Call those old white men, I know you can do it."
Archie hugged the landline phone, opened his mouth and asked, "Wait
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