The top of fame and fortune [Comprehensive British and American]

"I am very grateful to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for granting me such an honorable award." Erica held the gold-plated trophy symbolizing the highest award in American film art in her hand. She looked at it with a childish innocent smile on her face, "I To be honest, I really, really want this award."

Erica's sincerity made the audience applaud again, and all the filmmakers had good-natured smiles on their faces, "Rika! You deserve it!"

Even the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organizer of the Oscars, was very happy to hear her words. Erica Parker is a phenomenon-level movie star in this era. She values ​​the Oscars so much, and of course the Academy members feel proud.

"Thank you to everyone on the production team of The Truman Show. You know I'm talking about you." The acceptance speech at the Oscars ceremony has always discouraged winners from giving a lengthy thank you list, so Erika summed it up Thanks for summarizing.

"Tonight, I was able to touch the pinnacle of my dreams. This award means a lot to me," Erica said sincerely, without any pretense, "I am deeply honored to be a filmmaker and to experience those unprecedented creations." Legendary film art - through your light, you can see the light."

Erica ended her acceptance speech with the Columbia University motto, and her speech time was limited to 45 seconds. She was sincere but not sensational, and won applause from the audience at the end.

No.60 At the Sixth Academy Awards Ceremony, "The Truman Show" won two awards for Best Actress and Best Original Screenplay. Although it is difficult to match "Schindler's List", it is Erica's first production The film has obviously won the first battle in terms of awards.

Moreover, "The Truman Show" has repeatedly achieved surprise performances in the commercial box office. With Erica's success in the awards season, and with the blessing of the awards, the global box office of the film is expected to exceed the expected [-] million US dollars.Arguably the top-grossing film of the year, Erica's status as a high-quality A-list star has become even more solid.

At the dinner party after the award ceremony, Erica naturally couldn’t be absent. She had a friendly conversation with Ellen Rosenberg, director of the Screen Actors Guild of America. She got some wind that Ellen Rosenberg is expected to become a union member next year. chairman.

"Erica, this is Saul." Ellen Rosenberg introduced her to producer Saul Zaentz.

Erika has naturally heard of this old gentleman, the gold medal producer of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", and in the 80s, United Artists took away the right to adapt Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings".

However, the gold medal producer does not seem to be going very well recently. His recent film "The English Patient" has been arguing endlessly with the investor [-]th Century Fox over the issue of casting. [-]th Century Fox even threatened to divest it.

Erica thought that if [-]th Century Fox finally withdrew its capital, Saul Zaentz might be in financial crisis because of "The English Patient", and maybe she could take some action at that time.

And not just for The English Patient, Erica thought.

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In late March, after the Oscars officially came to an end, Erica still couldn’t get a vacation. Brian Lord of the management team pointed out, “You need to join the premiere promotion of "Four Weddings and a Funeral" as soon as possible."

On March 1994, 3, during the Easter schedule, this British comedy will be released simultaneously in the United Kingdom and the United States.

In the office of the president of CAA, Erica is discussing her next work arrangement with the agent team, but Michael Ovitz seems a little distracted——

Recently, Perkins, one of the partners of CAA, announced his departure from CAA, which inevitably caused some turmoil in the brokerage company.

What makes Ovitz even more hesitant is the repeated invitations from the eight major film companies to become the head of the Hollywood film giant and control huge resources of tens of billions of dollars.

Erica had noticed Michael Ovitz's abnormality, and she kept her cool about it.After the day's meetings, she left CAA headquarters to meet with her public relations manager, Howard Bregman.

Bregman is known as Hollywood's "hand of God" and a legend in the public relations circle. Erica's smooth sailing in the award season this year is inseparable from the other party's "magic trick".

But today, Bregman revealed some insider events to her, "Disney's board chairman Eisner sent an invitation to Ovitz to serve as Disney's president."

This is obviously not a good thing for Erika. If her agent and partner Michael Ovitz decides to switch to Disney, whether it is her independent studio or her personal career agent, it will be a big problem. By no small impact.

Regarding this matter, Erika had some concerns two years ago, but now, this 'worst plan' seems to be gradually coming true.

But the most pressing matter right now is obviously the release of the new movie——

The reason why Erica decided to schedule "Four Weddings and a Funeral" on Easter after the Oscars is to try to take advantage of the trend of the Oscars to enhance the popularity of this small-budget British film.

And after it was officially released, the box office and word-of-mouth even exceeded Erica's expectations, which is unexpected.

The "New York Times" and other media praised this British comedy, "the best British humor, a kind of classical humor, cute and funny, elegant and pleasing, which is pleasing to the eye. The new Oscar-winning actress Alley Carl Parker helped this British film create a phenomenal blockbuster trend in the North American box office and even in the world."

Erica's performance also won unanimous praise, and film critics did not hesitate to praise, ""The Truman Show" and "Four Weddings and a Funeral" were released one after another, but Erica showed a completely different image charm, It's so different that it's hard to imagine that it's from the same actor."

And the big Hollywood studios are unbelievable about the box office popularity of "Four Weddings and a Funeral", "The global box office forecast will reach 800 million US dollars? Are the forecasting agencies crazy? The production cost of this movie is only [-] Ten thousand U.S. dollars!"

It's clear that Four Weddings and a Funeral will be one of the poster children for the 'small soldier does great work' genre.

The authoritative Hollywood magazine "Box Office" focused its attention on Erica, "Whether it is "The Truman Show" or "Four Weddings and a Funeral", they are all of excellent quality, and they are even more popular at the box office." .

At the beginning of the project, these two films were not easy to succeed, but now they are expected to bring Erica a billion dollars in box office revenue.

In other words, in just one year, Erica will generate a billion-dollar box office.It seems that no matter what movie she acts in, everyone will buy it.

And -- let's not forget about Forrest Gump coming up in the summer, with Tom Hanks and Erica Parker, I can't imagine the incredible box office numbers it's going to pull off. "

In the early morning, Erica was in the Sunset Marquis Hotel in West Hollywood, having breakfast, flipping through several newspapers, when her mobile phone rang, a call from Lex Luthor.

After the dangerous incident caused by Joker, Erica never met with Luthor again, and ignored the other party's calls.At this time, she directly pressed the hang up button again.

But at the next moment, Erica's hotel room door was knocked.She frowned, a little hesitant, and full of bad expectations.

Erica opened the door, looked at the Mr. President who appeared outside the door with indifferent eyes, and lowered her voice, "What the hell are you doing?"

"I have more than a dozen days of legal vacation," Lex Luthor raised the corner of his mouth and showed her a fake politician's smile, "Southern California has always been a vacation spot, hasn't it?"

Although it is true that he has a presidential vacation, it is clear that most of the president's vacation is a political performance, rather than appearing at the door of a sexy blonde stunner like this young Mr. President.

Erica was in a bad mood, crossing her arms, "I thought you were planning how to continue killing me."

"I'm sorry, it was just an accident." Lex's expression showed guilt, appearing apologetic and sincere, but Erica had doubts about it.

Lex Luthor has entered the room independently. He entered Erica's hotel suite and closed the door, "I don't think you want to be photographed by reporters, confronting me in the corridor by the door."

Erica frowned, as if she didn't intend to say anything to him, she turned and walked to the garden terrace, and continued to eat breakfast, as if the Mr. President didn't exist, she even put on a pair of sunglasses.

Lex laughed, as if he had expected her cold treatment.He approached Erica, sat down beside her, and looked at the newspaper in her hand, "Your career is getting better and better."

In the past few years, Erica, like most Hollywood stars, maintained the rhythm of one movie a year, but recently, her movie career seems to have ushered in a new peak——

"The Truman Show" and "Four Weddings and a Funeral" are released only four months apart, and in July not long after, "Forrest Gump" will be on the summer file again.

It can be said that this year is the busiest and most exciting year in Erica's film career.

But after hearing Lex's praise, she didn't show a happy expression. Instead, she was a little preoccupied, and this was because she didn't have a clear idea about the next career development. Right now, she didn't find the next one she was willing to act in. a movie.

This made Erica a little anxious. After all, the "Oscar Curse" is really famous. It is rumored that the actress who won the honor will suffer bad luck in the next few years-his relationship hit the rocks, her popularity declined, her box office failed, and her career fell into a complete decline. trough.

Being in Hollywood, one cannot escape the pressure one bears. Here one can become famous overnight, or in a short period of time, a star may fall and lose his prestige status.

When Erica's acting career was fully pushed to the peak, she also felt the other side behind the light. She wanted to continue to secure her seat at the top of the Hollywood star rank, and this sense of urgency and heavy pressure would follow her everywhere .

Therefore, she tries to hold more power and climb up until she becomes the absolute power person.

Lex looked at her pensive expression. She tied up her blond hair casually this morning, with a few strands of messy hair on her forehead, and her plain face looked younger and more beautiful. She looked serious and thoughtful, and she was a little childish.

He couldn't help smiling, and stretched out his fingers to smooth the messy hair on her forehead. He has always been a bit obsessive-compulsive.

Erica noticed Lex's movement, frowned at him, and was about to kick the president out, "I'm not interested in having breakfast with you."

To her surprise, the uninvited Lex Luthor did not contradict her at this moment.He also didn't mention his 360 explanations for the dangerous incident created by Joker, which Erica would not accept anyway, Lex knew very well.

The uninvited Mr. President just watched her eat breakfast, and then politely left.

Erica had some bad premonition about his abnormal behavior.Soon, her prejudice against Lex Luthor was confirmed——

In the early morning, a heavy affair scandal swept across newspapers and news stations across the United States. Erica sat in front of the TV and watched the news anchor with a shocked expression, "The most powerful man in the world and the most attractive woman, the United States Presidents and Hollywood stars, you think I'm talking about JFK and Monroe? No, Lex Luthor and Erica Parker—”

The video was shown on the news, and Erica and Luther were clearly visible on the private garden terrace of the Sunset Hotel in Los Angeles. Due to the tricky angle, the video even made the two look closer.

This romantic scandal ignited the attention of all walks of life in the United States and even the world like a flame. Whether it was the media or the public, it seemed that the whole world was boiling because of it.

【Electronic Bulletin Board Discussion Area】

"Erica dating Lex Luthor? I thought she was still flirting with Bruce Wayne? God, I know there's going to be a lot of men going after her, but the President of the United States?"

"They're like double-edged Kennedys and Monroes! And I have to say, with Erica being such a hottie, it couldn't be more plausible that the president of the United States is fooling around with her in the White House."

"I originally thought that Erica and Wayne were very compatible, after all, femme fatales and playboys are really sexy, but looking at it now, maybe they have already separated, after all, entertainment tabloids have not been able to photograph the two of them for nearly a year Same frame scene."

"Indeed, after Erica and Wayne dated, they have been busy with their careers for a long time, but they don't seem to be falling in love."

"Go to CNN News - Lex Luthor issued a statement confirming the authenticity of the images and claiming that they were officially a couple before Erica went to Hollywood and that Erica is still His best friend, his best friend."

"So if I'm not mistaken, Lex Luthor was Erica's ex-boyfriend, and Bruce Wayne was probably courting her at the time?"

"I'm more curious about her relationship with Wayne, so at present, have they separated from each other? Which of these two heartthrobs will leave each other first?"

At this time, in the Wayne Manor in Gotham City, Bruce watched the hot news broadcast on a loop, and it was obvious that this was definitely an incident created by Lex Luthor.

The purpose, in addition to exposing the relationship between Luthor and Erica, will also force Wayne to issue a statement confirming that he and Erica no longer have any intimate relationship.

In Los Angeles, Erica's public relations spokesperson Howard Bregman issued a statement for her, "Erica and Mr. Wayne separated a few months ago. As for Mr. President, Erica said that she has not The plan to relive old dreams."

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"Rika, I think your speech is too gentle," Harry Osborne said to Erica at the six-acre Osborne mansion in Malibu Beach, Los Angeles, next to the seaside pool, "Your attitude should be More absolute."

Erica didn't pay much attention to him. She was immersed in the swimming pool, with her arms resting on the side of the pool where it was almost connected to the sea, and looked at a luxurious building with a sense of technology not far away, "That seems to be Stark residence?"

Master Osborne looked at her with a frown, wary of her question, "Why do you pay attention to this matter?"

Erica raised her eyebrows, looking at the handsome young man who was so eye-catching, "If you keep making trouble for no reason, I don't mind trying to get along with Mr. Stark."