Birth of an actor

Chapter 138 The Cruises

Paramount executives were so excited that they immediately wanted to hold a celebration party, but they held back because it was not sure whether the movie's high box office was short-lived or could continue to go further.

In the second week, the filming rate of "The Truman Show" dropped slightly, but the box office still maintained a good score of 550 million US dollars, and the overseas box office also reached a gratifying 5000 million US dollars, and the production cost of the film was 6000 million US dollars It's almost all back. On Malibu Beach, Paramount held a grand celebration party. William and director Peter Weir were the darlings of the entire party. Supermodels and young and beautiful actresses were invited. They were almost all surrounded by the two of them, and it took a lot of effort for William to escape - paying the price of seven or eight lip prints on both cheeks.

When seeing so many people at the party, and most of them were unfamiliar faces, William felt a little bad. Although he had already left the party scene as early as possible, in the next day's "Entertainment Weekly" and "National Enquirer" ", I still found the "sweet" photos of myself mixed in the crowd of women that were deliberately taken by others - on the beach in front of the brightly lit villa, William was walking down the steps with two legs, and three tall and beautiful models were standing in front of him. Behind him, he grabbed the hem of his shirt to prevent him from leaving. William seemed to feel the force behind him, so he frowned slightly and turned his head to look back. His arm, and to the right a beautiful girl with champagne pouts to give Willem a kiss - that's exactly what the photo captures.

If it is explained according to normal thinking, this should be "All the models threw themselves into their arms and embraced William and ignored them." Didn't you see that William's brows were all frowning, and in that photo, behind William and the models In the brightly lit place, there is a large group of people watching the fun with wine glasses. The film producer Andrew Nicholl pointed at William’s schadenfreude and laughed. It’s obvious that William was molested by the models. A joke for others to watch.

But the integrity of the American tabloids obviously cannot be overestimated. When it came to "Entertainment Weekly" and "National Enquirer", such a scene was interpreted as:

"As expected of friends William and Leonardo have the same taste and love supermodels"

"Flirty?William had a heated fight with several Victoria's Secret supermodels at the Malibu party"

Although there is only this specious photo, the gossip tabloids have investigated the models and actors who had talked with William at the Paramount party one by one, and listed them all as William The rumored girlfriend, and vowed that William's real girlfriend must be among them.

Who in Hollywood is not keen on fame and fortune?

Especially the models, almost all of them are tall and beautiful with long legs, and apart from being tall and beautiful with long legs, most of them have no real skills to survive in Hollywood, such as being talented enough to be a designer, or good at acting Transformation to become an actor, so for models who are working hard in Hollywood, the fastest way to become famous is to fall in love with popular male stars.

Because of the news from "Entertainment Weekly" and other gossip tabloids, after experiencing the taste of overnight fame, some models who attended the Paramount party were really excited and began to plan how to gain William's fame—whether they were real or not. To be able to fall in love with William Bradley, as long as one or two ambiguous photos are taken, or even photos are not required, as long as the newspapers hype up the gossip more vigorously, then no matter who William Bradley is Admit it or deny it, the news will be further expanded, and by then, with the identity of "William Bradley's rumored girlfriend", their road in Hollywood will definitely be much smoother.

For example, after the release of "Titanic", the models who have the ability to associate their names with Leonardo DiCaprio in the gossip tabloids have all become popular supermodels in the United States. ?A model who used to make a living by shooting print advertisements has now received soft endorsements, while another Victoria's Secret rookie has only signed a contract for two years, and will have her own wings at the Victoria's Secret show at the end of the year.

However, before the models actually contacted the tabloids that were willing to serve their plans, William Brandley's publicist, Barbara Wilson, the well-known Hollywood power woman, appeared.

"Those models have nothing to do with Will. Will can't even remember their names. The only contact he had was probably being forced by these girls to give them a few kisses? His gentlemanly demeanor can't help it." Really push them away, poor Will, I always say he is too soft-hearted, if this continues, sooner or later, he will be used by a smart girl who wants to be famous and crazy."

The woman named Barbara Wilson shattered the small calculations of several young and beautiful girls with just a few flirtatious words. They dared not ask tabloid reporters to pull William to stir up scandals. In that case, they were ridiculed by the media as "I want to be famous and want to be crazy" is still a trivial matter, so offending Barbara Wilson, and being retaliated by this Hollywood gold medal publicist is a major event.They will be so adjusted that they can't get a single advertisement, absolutely.

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"Hi, Will." A slightly familiar voice came from the side: "Lunch alone?"

"Tom?" William, who was flipping through the script, looked up, and Tom Cruise came into view. He was smiling, and on his right stood a tall blonde beauty, Nicole Kidman.

"I have an appointment with my friends, and I'm waiting for them to come over." William immediately got up and exchanged a friendly hug with Tom Cruise.

There was a "click" sound not far away, and there were a few sneaky reporters wearing baseball caps. When William and Tom Cruise followed the sound and looked over, those reporters had already hid in into two or three suspicious cars parked on the side of the road.

"Sometimes I even have to admire these paparazzi, no matter where they are, they are always there." Tom Cruise said with a shrug.

William glanced at the cars hiding from the media: "I just met friends in an open-air restaurant and chatted. Is this kind of photo worth writing news if it is taken away? It's like I met you on the street by chance. What kind of talk? Even if I am a movie fan, I would probably think such news is boring."

"The media is much more imaginative than we think, Will, and I think tomorrow's headline will probably be that you join me in a new movie, or vice versa." Tom Cruise said: "But these reporters definitely I didn't provoke you. Nicole and I have just returned to the city and are about to leave. The media didn't get the news so quickly. Dude, it must be for you. Even in those days when I was not in China, I always I can see you in the newspapers."

William thought about it, and kind of believed Tom Cruise's words, because he could really see a few sneaky paparazzi around him from time to time, when he was jogging in the morning, buying coffee at the coffee shop When you go to the gym, or even just walk to the gate to get a takeaway, it's like someone is watching from behind.

"Entertainment Weekly seems to want to make me a playboy, and I don't know why," William said with a final shrug.

This is true. "The Truman Show" is being screened all over the world. Every day, the major media in the United States report some news related to the movie or William. Consulting, or analysis of William's performance in the film, as well as his various shooting schedules, etc., but those tabloids are a bit unscrupulous, such as "Entertainment Weekly" and "New York Post" seem to spare no effort Trying to make William into a playboy.

As a result, some very different news appeared. For example, the "Los Angeles Times" entertainment department reported that William had a party and barbecue with his friends in Malibu, and "Entertainment Weekly" dared to write that William had a party with Leonardo DiCar Prio turned against the news for the beauty, even though they might publish the self-slapping photo of William and Leonardo walking shoulder to shoulder on the Avenue of Fame the next day.

Tom Cruise seems to be answering this question very seriously: "Maybe it's because you are so good, Will, with good facial features, figure and personality, and great acting skills, almost perfect, but the media It is the one who dislikes perfect people the least, they like bad boys, and they prefer to vilify seemingly perfect people into bad boys."

William always felt that Tom Cruise's words seemed to be deliberately trying to please him, but he didn't know what he was worth to be pleased. After all, his power, status and even wealth were not as good as Tom Cruise's. Isn't that true, but William was very careful not to express his doubts, but looked directly at Nicole Kidman, smiled and said, "Won't you introduce your beautiful wife to me, Tom?"

William can’t pretend that Nicole Kidman doesn’t exist. One is that the other party is too conspicuous. Even if he is only wearing flat shoes, he is 180 feet [-] inches ([-]cm) taller than his husband Tom Cruise. The head, and the second is that Nicole Kidman has been secretly watching between William and Tom Cruise since the greeting. William is more sensitive to eyes and soon found out.

"I think you know each other even without my introduction." Tom Cruise said this deliberately, and after seeing both William and Nicole laughing, he formally introduced: "Nicole, this is Will, Hollywood's tomorrow, no, today's star. Will, this is Nicole, my wife."

William took the initiative to extend his right hand: "Hi, Nicole, it's the first time I see you on the screen, and it turns out that real people are more beautiful and charming."

Nicole Kidman shook hands with William while looking at him curiously: "Oh? Have you seen my movie?"

"Several."

"Then I'm going to test you. Which one do you like best? Why?"

"Nicole, this question is impolite." Tom Cruise looked at his wife with a smile on his face. In the slightly stiff smile, it was easy to see that Tom Cruise was in a bad mood at this time.

But Nicole Kidman ignored her husband's suggestion, and she just continued to look at William expectantly.

William felt that the atmosphere between the couple was a bit weird, and he also regretted that he had spoken too much, but now he can only pretend that he doesn't know anything, and try to bring the atmosphere back to normal: "You are in the "At All Prices" directed by Sante. It looks beautiful, and the characters are also very good. Ambitious and bad, it makes people feel excited, and makes people like and fear. Although it is a bit offensive, I think this kind of character that is not likable but has a clear personality is better than personality The vaguely good-girl role suits you better."

"I'm surprised. You actually watched it. I thought you were just being polite." Compared to the polite smile just now, Nicole Kidman's smile to William is now much more sincere.

William thought it would be better for the conversation between two people to become a conversation between three people: "When will "Eye Wide Opener" be released?"

"It's probably impossible this year. Stanley wants to edit the movie himself, but, you know, his speed will definitely not be so fast. Next year? Maybe." Speaking of "Eye Opener", Tom Cruise's face There was an immediate smile on the screen, as did Nicole Kidman, but her smile was a bit more complicated.

"Eyes Wide Opener" is the new work of the legendary director Stanley Kubrick. Kubrick has directed "2001: A Space Odyssey", "A Clockwork Orange", "The Shining" and other films, and "Eyes Wide Opener" is starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, and it is the second collaboration between the two after their love work "Ambition of Thunder". Hollywood attention The tallest couple star in the latest film from the most legendary director, and it's worth keeping any cinephile on their toes for updates.

"I'll definitely go to the cinema," said William.

"I can give you a few tickets to the premiere, if you want," Tom Cruise said.

"Of course I want to."

"That's good. By the way, Will, are you free later?" Tom Cruise's smile suddenly became more enthusiastic: "Nicole and I are going to a party, not far away, just I want to invite you to a villa on Mulholland Drive where there are so many people who want to meet you."

"A party? What's it like?"

"No, it's not a party, but a formal gathering. There are no exciting entertainment activities, and there are just a lot of spiritual exchanges, which can help you solve problems, release stress, and completely sublimate yourself from the inside out—"

Except for the support group, William doesn't know what kind of meeting sounds so much like psychotherapy, but he is sure that he doesn't need any psychotherapy, so he is ready to refuse, but before William can speak, Nicole Kidman Then he told the truth that shocked William: "It's a Scientology meeting, Will, and Tom wants to be your guide."

Nicole Kidman's interjection caused Tom Cruise to look displeased for a moment, but he quickly adjusted his facial expression and looked at Will expectantly: "Well, Will ? You don’t have to decide so early whether you want to join the club or not, it’s just an event, believe me, it will definitely benefit you a lot.”

Holy Shit.

For this, William was really unprepared. Tom Cruise believed in Scientology, and William didn’t know it the first day, but Tom Cruise was Tom Cruise, and Scientology was Scientology. He conflated the two, but he didn't expect that the other party wanted to drag him into teaching.