Chapter 362

In Suffolk County, on the eastern side of Long Island, north shore Laurel town, Arthur's newly purchased luxurious vacation villa is just north of the Long Island Sound facing Connecticut.

To the south is the Peconic Bay, surrounded by lush green trees and fresh grass, making the scenery exceptionally beautiful!

At night, by the poolside, Arthur lay on a beach chair holding Nicole Kidman, who was wearing a sexy bikini.

In front of them, a television was broadcasting the latest news, "Michael Ovitz takes over as President of The Walt Disney Company.

Joe Roth becomes the Chairman of Disney Films!"

Nicole Kidman, who was kissing Arthur's neck, turned to look at the TV news, "Didn't the papers say Michael Eisner was in critical condition? How did he recover so quickly?"

Arthur shook his head, "Guess he got lucky, and his heart surgery was successful!"

However, he pondered internally that Jeffrey Katzenberg, who had left Disney, should have teamed up with renowned director Steven Spielberg by now.

One is a top-notch animation producer, and the other is a top-tier Hollywood director. It seems the founding of DreamWorks is imminent. The only uncertainty is whether they have brought in David Geffen.

Compared to these two, David Geffen's advantage lies in his expertise in the music business and his wealth!

Is DreamWorks coming? Great, the six major film companies will have another competitor; As for MGM, Arthur wouldn't worry about DreamWorks' challenge.

"By the way," Nicole Kidman then remembered some matters about the film crew and told Arthur, "There's a conflict between director Joel Schumacher and the lead actor Val Kilmer in the Batman Forever crew.

Moreover, Tommy Lee Jones has a bad temper and often loses his temper on set. He shows strong hostility towards Jim Carrey!"

"Warner Bros. has invested heavily in this film, they won't let these people mess around on the set. The fact that Batman Forever hasn't had any major news leaks yet means the problems aren't that severe."

It's definitely much better than the situation on the Cutthroat Island set.

Arthur could not understand, so he asked, "Why would Tommy Lee Jones be hostile towards Jim Carrey? One has been famous for many years, and the other just rose to fame this year?"

"Um, it's because Tommy Lee Jones personally dislikes Jim Carrey's acting style. His disdain is written all over his face," Nicole Kidman also laughed.

"That's absurd," Arthur shook his head. Hollywood's big stars, apart from creating an image for their fans and showing a certain attitude towards important people, don't really have anything worth mentioning in other aspects. In terms of personality and morals, they are indeed much worse than ordinary people!

"Maybe, Tommy Lee Jones just plainly hates Jim Carrey as a person?" Nicole Kidman said, snuggling up to Arthur affectionately, "After all, you don't really need a reason to hate someone."

Arthur was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then looked at Nicole Kidman in his arms, unsure of what expression to show, "Nicole, that sounds quite philosophical!"

Do you need a reason to hate someone?

That's really, quite true!

After spending the weekend on Long Island, Nicole Kidman returned to the Batman Forever set to continue filming.

Coincidentally, this weekend was also the World Cup final between Italy and Brazil, held at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Los Angeles!

When Arthur returned to Los Angeles, Brazil had already won the 1994 World Cup, and he watched the game in Los Angeles with Christiana Reali.

At the Smith Mansion in Beverly Gardens, Arthur looked at a large silhouette photo in the newspaper, "So this is the profile of Italy's national footballer Roberto Baggio?"

After all, for the 1994 soccer scene, it was a bit distant for the former Arthur, but he had heard of the melancholy prince Baggio's silhouette!

"120 minutes ended 0-0, and the result was decided by a penalty shootout," Christiana Reali wrapped her arms around Arthur, "It's a pity you didn't come to watch in person!"

"Well, Brazil has now won the World Cup four times, impressive," Arthur knew that in the future, they would even become the five-time champions, it's true that Brazilians have a special knack for playing soccer.

"Indeed, the Kingdom of Soccer!" Christiana wrapped her arms around Arthur's neck, "The Mask's performance in Europe is very good, with the international box office outside of North America exceeding $200 million. Forrest Gump's international box office has also surpassed $80 million!"

"Hm," Arthur kissed Christiana directly on the lips. The girl, who held onto his neck, responded passionately.

Perhaps the excitement from Brazil's victory or the excellent summer performance of Galaxy Films made Christiana extremely thrilled!

Kissing Arthur while continuously teasing him, her clothes slid off her shoulders, separating only when they were almost out of breath.

"Legends of the Fall premiered last Friday, with an opening box of $15 million and great reviews. The agencies predict that the North American box office will exceed $50 million!"

Christiana continued talking about Galaxy's latest release - Legends of the Fall.

Last week, it had held premieres in both New York and Los Angeles and started screening from Friday.

"Pulp Fiction has been in theaters for six weeks, and the North American box office has also broken $50 million, and it will be released in Europe in September!"

"Luc Besson's film Leon: The Professional will be released in France in September, and the release date in the US seems to be in November."

Leon: The Professional is produced by France's Gaumont Film Company.

Galaxy MGM only holds North American distribution rights, and Leon: The Professional's rating in the US was still under negotiation. Some scenes needed to be cut to achieve the MPAA R rating!

"That's not easy. The uncut version will undoubtedly be rated NC-17 in the US and will probably only be shown in France," Arthur didn't have high expectations for Leon: The Professional in terms of box office but was confident in the home video market.

"Let's go, let's get some food," Arthur patted Christiana in his arms.

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