Chapter 204 Greed and Choices
The snow-white light fell on her shoulders, and her dreamy eyes shone with light. Sophie Marceau sat on the large sofa with her legs crossed, her eyes staring at Mel Gibson who was standing in front of the wine cabinet. On her beautiful face There is no expression, just like a stone beauty carved from marble.
Mel Gibson picked up a bottle of wine and two glasses, walked over to the coffee table in front of Sophie Marceau, poured a glass for each of them, and sat opposite the French actress.
He has already said some things, and he always needs to leave a little time for the other party to think.
Holding up the wine glass, Sophie Marceau took a sip of red wine slowly and looked towards the opposite side. Those words were obviously not just what Mel Gibson meant, they should also represent the CAA behind him. There are only the two of them here. This door, Gibson will definitely not admit to saying those words.
Oscar has always advertised fairness, and the competition behind it seems more complicated and darker than she imagined, and it is not much cleaner than the French Caesars and the Cannes Film Festival.
Where there are people, there will be fights, especially in this circle of fame and fortune. Sophie Marceau has been used to seeing all this for more than ten years, but why does CAA ask her to do this? Just because she is a contracted actor of CAA?
There was a cold hum from the tall nose. Although it was not particularly obvious, it also made a voice of dissatisfaction.
Yes, she is very unhappy with CAA!
Since signing the brokerage contract with CAA, things have not developed as Sophie Marceau thought. Now more than half a year has passed, she still has only one pure Hollywood work, and Braveheart is worse than expected. There are too many, I am afraid it is difficult to carry her dream and ambition of breaking into the world film center.
For North America, she is still an unfamiliar actor.
It's just that that's it. After all, there are too many factors that determine the success or failure of the film, which only means that she has bad eyesight and chose a bad project from the loser Mel Gibson, but the problem is that CAA does not pay attention to her for some reason. Sophie Marceau could feel the cold reception she received at CAA. The few audition opportunities she had during this period were not from CAA's efforts and recommendations.
Without enough support, she, a non-English-speaking actress, faced difficulties one can imagine. If it weren't for her loneliness and hope for CAA, Sophie Marceau would have wanted to change her agency.
even. She sometimes fantasizes, if she had not firmly rejected the director who was a hundred times more successful than Mel Gibson, would she have become a member of the heroine in Chicago, which is now making a lot of noise?
CAA...
There was a mocking smile on Sophie Marceau's face. Mel Gibson made such an unreasonable request. Do you really treat her like a plaything? Or does CAA really regard itself as the master of stars?
Sophie, how are you thinking?
Hearing Mel Gibson's questioning voice at this time, the mockery on Sophie Marceau's face became more obvious, Don't you think this is too much? I have to pay a lot for this. I will endure a lot...
Her face became tense, and she asked what she wanted to ask the most. What benefits can I...get?
Sophie Marceau would not do something that only pays and doesn't gain anything!
As if waiting for Sophie Marceau's words, Mel Gibson raised his glass in a way that was not his usual style. Taking a sip slowly, he said unhurriedly, Bernard Ross is preparing a new film, CAA will recommend you to be the heroine. If the French deny you, CAA can win recognition for you, and Martin will personally do it for you. Run an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress, if you perform well in Bernard Ross's new film, you will run a Best Actress nomination for you, and CAA will make future development plans for you based on the standards of first-line actresses.
The tense face slowly relaxed, and the mockery on Sophie Marceau's face was replaced by thinking.
Sophie, I know what you're worried about. Mel Gibson stood up, a tall figure enveloped Sophie Marceau, you'll be a victim then, Duke Rosenberg's reputation in this regard It has always been bad, you will arouse general sympathy, as long as you properly guide public opinion, you will spread across North America with a fairly positive image, don’t forget, CAA has the ability to guide the direction of entertainment public opinion.”
When you go to the top actress in Hollywood, like Elizabeth Taylor, Audrey Hepburn and Katharine Hepburn in the past, everyone will only envy you, envy you, who will care about your past?
This feeling of being in control has been gone for too long since the filming of Braveheart was forcibly interrupted by Duke Rosenberg, and now Mel Gibson has finally found it, Don't underestimate sympathy. If it appears during the awards season, the sympathy score is likely to determine the attribution of heavyweight awards!
Sophie Marceau seemed to be analyzing Mel Gibson's words. She was silent for five minutes before speaking, I need to think about it.
Of course. Mel Gibson laughed.
These actresses are all duplicitous masters, obviously already attracted by fame and fortune, but they still pretend to be saints.
Without continuing to stay, Sophie Marceau left the private club directly, entered the parking lot in the afternoon sun, got into her car, but did not start it immediately, but sat in the driver's seat and thought quietly.
What Mel Gibson said was nothing in the eyes of European film circles and French women. In order to gain attention, she dared to pull off her shirt on the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival. The question is how much does CAA have with Mel Gibson? credible?
Although Sophie Marceau is bold and bold, she is not naive. When she signed the contract with CAA, the other party promised a series of favorable conditions, but how many have been realized now? She is still the anonymous Sophie Marceau who is from North America. No matter how beautifully she speaks, she is not as reliable as what she gets.
Another point, when in Europe, many people rumored how powerful CAA is in Hollywood, but the truth? They were beaten to the ground by a director who was only twenty-five years old, but there was no good way to deal with the other party. They could only resort to this shameful means.
CAA is nowhere near as powerful as she's heard...
Of course, Sophie Marceau doesn't ignore the fact that CAA is still Hollywood's No. 1 entertainment agency, and if they do deliver on the terms Mel Gibson promised, the benefits far outweigh the harm.
The famous European actress. Wandering left and right before the temptation of fame and fortune, greedily trying to find the best of both worlds.
Maybe it can be like this... Sophie Marceau's eyes narrowed into a long line, which can not only test the sincerity of CAA, but also get some benefits from Duke Rosenberg?
No one is more stupid than anyone else. At this juncture, Sophie Marceau first thought of it. Make sure to do what is in your best interest.
The afternoon sun turned towards the sea, shedding through the gaps between the palm leaves, leaving a spot of light in the garden. Sitting at the small table of a palm tree, Duke slapped the table with a little force. , the laptop above shook. He quickly reached out to hold it.
Damn WIN95!
Pushing the computer aside angrily, Duke turned his head to the female assistant sitting on the other side and said, Tina, give me a typewriter, I'm fed up with Microsoft and Bill Gates.
I'll get it...
On the swing in the garden. A girl who was more than five feet tall jumped off. She threw her golden ponytail behind her head, ran over quickly, and took the typewriter from Tina Fey. Moved to Duke and put it on the table quite obediently.
Duke... The girl blinked and leaned over.
Scarlett! Duke nodded to her forehead. He said quite sternly, I'm at work, don't be naughty.
Then I'll go play by myself.
Restricted by age, plus I haven't seen each other for too long. Scarlett Johansson was inevitably divided with Duke. She walked to the opposite side of the swing, took the Sony DV camcorder from the tripod, played with it a few times, and took pictures of the empty garden. This new toy is completely Attracted the attention of the girl, she ran around there with great interest, but the weight of the DV camera of this era is still amazing, she quickly put it back on the tripod, and simply stood in front of the camera and took a selfie .
Duke has also played the DV that Nancy sent to him a few times. Of course it wasn't something like a videotape, it was just a curiosity. Even if he didn't like a certain island country, he couldn't help but admit it. Nowadays, the film industry uses it. Most of the cameras produced by the company are produced by each other's companies, and Sony and Nikon are the best among them.
In particular, the former is said to be cooperating with James Cameron to develop a set of high-speed capture and deep-sea anti-pressure shooting equipment for him.
Looking at Scarlett who was playing, it was probably due to her age. She was obviously quieter than before, and after her mother moved to New York, she seemed to have lost her backing and no longer made some unreasonable demands.
Bowing his head, his eyes returned to the typewriter, Duke dropped his ten fingers quickly, and sorted out the script that had been filtered in his mind several times. Tolkien's masterpiece is too long, and the length of the movie is relatively limited, so the choice when adapting is extremely important. He will personally complete the main plot of the script.
Fortunately, the preparatory work for Chicago was very long. At this stage, the focus is on choreography and rehearsal. All he can do in this regard is to check. Participating in specific work will only add to the chaos, and there is relatively more free time, especially like this. Weekends, if not going out, have a lot of time to write the script.
Duke and Tina Fey worked separately, and Scarlett Johansson played alone until sunset.
After dinner, Duke called a driver to take Scarlett Johansson home.
The little girl put her hands behind her back and didn't want to leave, Duke, can I stay here?
Your mom just called Tina. Duke shook his head. You have to go home.
Scarlett Johansson looked at Duke, who had no energy on her at all, bit her lower lip, and followed Tina Fey out of the villa.
After packing up the DV camera, Duke carried it upstairs and went directly back to the bedroom. He put the camera in the cupboard between the door and the bathroom, ready to rest early and rush to Warner Studios tomorrow morning. . (To be continued ^)
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