Seven Hundred and Two-Rough Means
Today's Hollywood seems to be in a hurry, and is full of stars. Whether they are big stars, big directors, or producers, they all seem to have packaged themselves into social elites, or packaged themselves into extremely high-quality people. Charitable millionaire.
However, not only in North America, but also the whole world knows what kind of morality Hollywood is privately. Film-related practitioners here are the hardest-hit areas for patients with various sensitive personalities. They engage in promiscuity, drug abuse, alcoholism, and use every conceivable method to find mental stimulation.
But after all, on the surface, all of these people are polite in public, and they always maintain the same demeanor as "life idols" when facing the media and fans.
According to normal people's understanding, as a person makes more and more money, and his status and power in the industry become higher and higher, he will definitely become more and more tolerant and become more and more like a successful person. There is no shortage of proverbs describing this aspect in both the East and the West. There are many similar sayings, such as "Poverty with strategy, wealth with conscience".
The fact is that among most sensitive personality practitioners in Hollywood, their way of survival is to be petty, to take advantage of others, to do whatever it takes, to praise the superior and to suppress the inferior. Today’s Hollywood is not bad, at least most people still have a shameless attitude. , trying hard to maintain a decent public image.
But if we go back twenty or thirty years, that is, the "golden age" that the old men in the academy and veterans in the industry miss, the scene will be much more chaotic than it is now.
Alcoholism, drug abuse, promiscuity and other bad things that are reported in the media today as news reports were not a big deal in that "golden age". The reason why old men in the academy and veterans in the industry miss that "golden age" , because at that time, the big guys in the industry could do whatever they wanted.
Coincidentally, Bruce Rosenblum entered the industry at that time. From a young producer, he slowly grew into a well-known producer in the industry, a film company manager, a film marketing guru, and one of the top six Hollywood giants. Executives. Although this is a polite social elite now, some things are really engraved in the blood of people of their time.
In some aspects, I am afraid that Wayne himself is not willing to admit it. The reason why he has a bad temper with Bruce Rosenblum and the reason why he has an eye-catching relationship with former Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tetsuhara is because of the two of them. , all more or less bear the traces left by Hollywood's "golden age".
Especially Kevin Tetsuhara, this guy completely changed his destiny because of Wayne, otherwise he would have been reelected as the CEO of Warner Bros. several times, until he was finally played "nonsense" by Mi Rabbit.
I just want to go. I have read the entire Hollywood movie circle several times. He is also the biggest person who has been played by Mi Tu. To be fair, Harvey Weinstein’s status is not comparable to him. It’s just Harvey Weinstein. Stan is more arrogant, more hated and more famous.
This is a top Hollywood boss who dares to use the heroine of Wonder Woman to make deals with the actress just to satisfy his own dark habits.
Looking back at Wayne, it is easy to find that although he is much younger than Bruce Rosenblum and others, he rarely has this kind of trace on his body.
In other words, he has a strong "old-school" Hollywood tycoon look to him, which has puzzled many people in the industry. After all, given his age, whether it is his personality or his methods, he should be classified as The "milk-smelling faction" is the right one.
Due to competition in the early years, the media once criticized him for disrespecting women and even being violent and abusive. Naturally, nothing happened in the end, but many people in the industry knew very well that 99% of the media reports were true.
Just like countless practitioners in the industry today simply don’t believe that he never takes drugs or smokes leaf cigarettes. A top Hollywood boss who likes to play with women and has sadism in pursuit of mental stimulation would really be in trouble if he didn't engage in these conventional ways of playing.
"Boss, let me remind you."
It was past midnight. In a pure black Cadillac business car, Nina frowned. She approached her boss and whispered seriously: "I personally suggest that you go back to the manor now! There is no need to watch. Wouldn’t it be nice to know the ending of such a boring thing?!”
From the perspective of the assistant lady, tonight my boss and the Warner Bros. distribution director behaved like two children. They made a casual appearance at the premiere reception of "The Matrix: Revolutions", then left the hotel mysteriously, got in the car in the dark, and drove from Beverly to Inglewood.
The car stopped at a corner of the street. From the car, you could clearly see the front entrance of a townhouse. At this moment, these two powerful Hollywood tycoons were lying in the darkness like two children playing pranks. , staring at the villa door with interest.
"Well......"
After hearing the assistant's reminder, Wayne raised his hand and touched his round head back and forth, feeling the childishness of his behavior.
"Boss, even if you go back and torment Charlize Theron for fun, it's better than watching this boring trick." In the dark, Nina curled her lips, then seemed to realize something, turned her head and gave the commercial car one last shot. From the direction of the platoon, he whispered: "Sally, you know what I mean, and I don't mean to disrespect you."
"I Know, yes, I Know..."
Charlize Theron's answer came from the darkness, but even if you couldn't see the woman's expression clearly, you could guess that she probably looked uncomfortable now.
Today's South African beauty is no longer the underage model who first entered Los Angeles. With the help of the "Matrix" trilogy, she is now a hot new generation actress in North America.
In fact, as early as when the filming of the third part of "The Matrix" was completed, Wayne made it clear to her that neither of them owed anything to the other. To put it bluntly, this was a deal. Charlize Theron got the fame she wanted. When the deal was over, both parties smiled and waved tacitly, which is the most common approach in Hollywood.
But this South African beauty was not stupid at all. It was like she didn't hear what he said at all. Just like this time, when she saw him leaving the hotel in a hurry, the South African beauty followed him immediately, but she didn't expect to come. Just here.
"coming."
In the darkness, Sergey, who was sitting in the passenger seat, whispered.
Following his muttering, the entire street suddenly brightened up, and at least six or seven police cars rushed into the street with their lights on silently, directly blocking the townhouses not far away.
"F**k, and the DEA?"
What appeared in front of the villa was not only a group of heavily armed detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department, but sharp-eyed Sergey also discovered that there was another violent law enforcement agency in North America: the DEA.
Bruce Rosenblum's voice rang out. "Of course, if you want to play, you have to play more excitingly."
The whole process was quite fast. Before the owner of the villa could react, the DEA and agents opened the small iron door of the villa and rushed in like a swarm of swarms.
The whole process took less than five minutes. The reporter named Vitaly Seduc was pressed out by two heavily armed policemen. Through the police lights and the light from the villa, his face could be clearly seen. A few ugly scars.
"You can't do this, m***her f**ker, I want to see my lawyer, who gave you bastards the right to break into me...oh my god! f**k you , God, no, no..."
The reporter named Vitali Seduk kept spouting curse words, but as a strong DEA agent punched him in the stomach, the whole world became clear, and only the reporter was left. The hiss of the intercom and the vague retching.
"Is this the 'whining' you're talking about?"
Hiding in the commercial vehicle around the corner, Wayne glanced at Bruce Rosenblum. To be honest, he really didn't find this drama surprising, and even felt that he had wasted his good time.
It seems that Nina is right. If you have this time, it is better to go back to the manor early and have fun with the South African diamonds. At least he is now very sure that the wailing voice of the ugly bearer is far less pleasant than the voice of the beautiful diamond in South Africa.
"Don't worry, this is just the beginning." Bruce Rosenblum shrugged and said: "There are still a series of fun things waiting for this little reporter. I swear, he will regret coming to this world. .”
As soon as he finished speaking, a DEA agent ran out of the villa with a large bag of white items in his hand.
The moment everyone saw those white objects, they all seemed to become nervous. The two middle-aged DEA agents even took out their large-caliber pistols. Without any hesitation, they pressed firmly against Vitaly Sai. On Duke's forehead.
"Huh~" Sergey, who was sitting in the front row, whistled, turned to look at his boss, and explained: "This kid is finished. The DEA found such a big bag of 'gu', 'co' and 'alkaline' , after entering the gate of DEA, I'm afraid you will be squeezed out of trouble. Shit, it depends on the situation, it must weigh four or five kilograms, tsk tsk tsk..."
"Want to go say hello?"
Completely ignoring Sergey's teasing, Bruce Rosenblum reached out and poked Wayne, mouthed to the dumbfounded former reporter, and asked: "If you want, we can go over and have a chat with him. .”
"Bruce, damn, where did you get those things!"
When Wayne saw the large bag of white powder, the hair on Wayne's hair stood up immediately. Growing up, he saw countless people who turned themselves into shit because of this stuff.
Yes, even his core behind-the-scenes team members have a leaf cigarette from time to time, but the two are completely different concepts. Basically, if you stick to this thing, no matter how successful your life is, it will be slowly and completely ruined.
"Hey, hey, man, don't be nervous, it has nothing to do with me, we are just boring spectators."
Bruce Rosenblum's current expression made Wayne think of a term, "enthusiastic sunrise crowd."
Anyone who has been around the industry for a long time will have heard of crude methods like this. It's just that similar brutal methods occurred more often in the "golden age" of Hollywood. Of course, they are not uncommon now.
It can be said that it has no technical content at all, but it is so commonly used. Even if you are a big Hollywood star, you will still fall down on it.
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"Let's go back."
Looking again at the former reporter who was completely stunned, slumped on the ground, being pointed at two large-caliber pistols, Wayne shook his head indifferently, raised his hand and patted the back of the driver's seat twice.
"Don't you want to continue taking a look?" Bruce Rosenblum said with a cold smile on his lips: "We have just opened a small beginning, and the interesting ones are coming... behind. "
Before he could finish his words, the whole street became lively. Cars, motorcycles and other vehicles rushed in with their headlights on. Dozens of reporters with excited faces and paparazzi holding cameras immediately surrounded the cordon. The flashes of the cameras were so crazy that they lit up the entire front yard of the townhouse.
"Hmm, isn't he the 'Don Quixote' who incarnates justice? Then let him first transform from a resistance fighter to a notorious drug dealer!"
This is quite ironic. Not long ago, this reporter looked heroic and stood on the TV to appeal, but now he was slumped on the ground and was being photographed frantically by dozens of reporters.
"Go, go, go."
Following Wayne's instructions, the car quietly turned around in the dark and left the street in a middle-class neighborhood. Bruce Rosenblum was still muttering. "What a pity. I should have gone to say hello to him before the reporters came. If I did something wrong, of course I have to pay the price..."
Wayne can think of that guy's ending right now. If such a large bag of powder was found by the DEA, he was destined to shed his skin in that extremely violent institution. And the group of reporters and paparazzi who are afraid of chaos in the world will definitely spread the news throughout North America tomorrow morning.
It can be said that his image was shattered first, and then his spirit was shattered. DEA, that place is said to be much more terrifying than the FBI, and it should also crush his body!
In people's eyes, those FBI agents in Hollywood movies are synonymous with omnipotence. It is one of the four most notorious intelligence agencies in the world. It is completely incomparable to the DEA in terms of violence.
Because the DEA is not only rampant in North America, but also has more than 10,000 employees in 70 countries around the world, including 4 domestic and foreign intelligence analysts and so on.
In layman's terms, to a certain extent, this agency is comparable to the violence of the IRS.
"It seems that this guy has made a lot of money and has not squandered it, so he continues to live in prison..."
After one last glance at the lively scene that was retreating behind him, Sergey turned his head and continued teasing.
"Well, everything has been arranged inside, believe me..." Bruce Rosenblum heard his teasing and whispered: "He will definitely be so happy this time."
The car returned to the parking lot of the Beverly Four Seasons Hotel in the dark night. Wayne and others changed into their own cars, said goodbye to the Warner Bros. distribution executive, and drove towards Mulholland Drive.
The atmosphere in the car was very strange along the way. No one spoke. When they approached the manor, Nina sighed and said, "Boss, Hollywood Eye Anthony Pellicano has been staring at him. As far as I know , he has been abandoned by Sony Colombia, and has completely given up the idea of suing us. In fact, there is no need to be so extreme."
No one can remain as carefree as if nothing happened after causing trouble for Wayne. Of course, Nina will keep an eye on potential troublemakers. Since cooperating with Anthony Pellicano many years ago, Hollywood has always been watching this business.
To put it bluntly, this is just a small person. The assistant lady's meaning is very clear. There is no need to create a hidden danger for herself because of such a small person.
"Just pretend it never happened."
Wayne shook his head. In fact, things tonight were much more boring than he thought. Bruce Rosenblum's method is too crude and has no beauty at all. "Don't think too much, we are just spectators."
Compared to this small episode tonight, what is more eye-catching is undoubtedly "The Matrix 3: Matrix Revolutions", the final work of this trilogy, although it is still an 18-ban movie The R-rated film, however, immediately gained the enthusiasm of countless die-hard movie fans after it opened in advance.
Wayne has full confidence in the film, which is quite different from what he remembers. I remember the explosive popularity of the first part of "The Matrix", the strong cyberpunk style, and the dialogue full of philosophical speculation, which have become the praises of film critics.
It is against this background that the Wachowski brothers (brother and sister) were completely deceived by film critics. So when the last two movies of "The Matrix" were released, one received a lower reputation among fans than the other, and many fans even cursed them.
These two directors only remembered the critics' praise for philosophical speculation and ignored the elements that made an R-rated film truly popular. That is the unique cyberpunk style, action scenes and special effects that make movie fans feel happy to the core. They completely ignore the original intention of this being a science fiction commercial film, and the shooting of the latter two movies is even more impressive.
But in the hands of Zack Snyder, there were no such concerns at all. Director Zack strictly abided by Wayne's requirements for the film. There will be philosophical speculations that make the film more ambitious, but they are just embellishments. The theme of the film is still the special effects and action scenes that make movie fans extremely happy.
With the reputation accumulated from the first two films, the success of the third film will come naturally, so Wayne is not worried about box office performance at all. Instead, Charlize Theron came out of the bathroom, with deep interest shining in his eyes.
"When did you bring this costume back?"
Sitting on the lounge chair on the balcony, Wayne gently scratched the stubble on his chin with one hand, tilted his head with interest, and carefully observed the South African diamond from top to bottom.
At this time, Charlize Theron is just like Trinity in the movie. Her whole body is wrapped in a tight black leather jacket, and a pair of high-heeled boots of the same style make the woman look cool from top to bottom. Zhashashuang is sexy and hot.
"I knew you'd like it."
The South African beauty slowly approached the balcony step by step. She was not in a hurry and deliberately let the man look at her more carefully. "I contacted a prop company to make it myself. It's very different from the one in the movie. Honey, do you want to find it yourself? What's the difference between the two?"
"Good idea, Sally."
Da Ma Jin Dao was sitting on the lounge chair. Wayne tilted his head, lit a cigarette, and curled his fingers at the woman who was slowly approaching. "I have to say, you really suit this look, um, cool, hot and sexy. e on, let me check, what's the difference..."
In this woman, Wayne discovered what made her different from other beautiful girls in Hollywood, or in other words, a unique advantage of South African diamonds.
Throughout the entire Hollywood actress circle, her cool and beautiful queen temperament is definitely unique, and it is difficult to find another one. Different from the common silly and sweet persona of actresses, Wayne prefers to let her bring out her unique temperament to the extreme.
Charlize Theron is also very smart. When the first part of "The Matrix" was filmed, she discovered that men were obsessed with her look.
There is never a shortage of beautiful girls in this circle. A powerful Hollywood director faces countless temptations every day. Therefore, if she wants a man to remain obsessed with her for a long time, he must always find something new and interesting. This is the only way she discussed with her agent.
Now it seems that it is obviously working very well. On the night of the premiere of "The Matrix", Wayne faced a unique exciting game and completely forgot about time while playing. It was not until he was exhausted that he fell asleep with his arms around the South African diamond.
When he opened his eyes again, the sun had passed through the balcony and shone directly into the big bed in the master bedroom. When he opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was the traces left by the crazy game last night. The special Trinity ultra-thin leather jacket was torn into pieces and thrown everywhere, but the South African diamond was nowhere to be found.
"F**k, you went too far!"
Leaning on the bedside as a habit, Wayne reached for the cigarette when he felt a soreness coming from his waist.
After lighting a cigarette, he recalled the unique experience last night, and he couldn't help but marvel. This woman, who had received training in dance and modeling, refreshed his cognitive limits again and again.
He picked up his watch from the bedside and glanced at the time. Wayne shook his head helplessly. It is now close to 11 noon, and it seems that Charlize Theron has already rushed to the Santa Monica Commerce Plaza to participate in the promotional activities of "The Matrix".
"Nina, Nina!"
"Good morning, boss."
With Wayne shouting at the top of his voice, the assistant opened the door to the master bedroom and walked in. Seeing the messy battlefield, Nina reached out to push up her glasses, shrugged and said, "I understand, the master bedroom. I will clean it myself and will never let Hela and the others come in."
"Smart girl, your bonus is about to arrive. Come on, girl."
Not caring about the assistant's fiery eyes, Wayne put on a pair of shorts and walked towards the bathroom while teasing. "Hey, dear Ms. Klein, if you continue to stare at my strong abdominal muscles, the bonus is likely to be further and further away from you..."
"You're such a bastard, boss."
"thank you!"