Chapter 211: Korea Town

The 1992 Cannes Film Festival did not feature any particularly dazzling works, except for the huge controversy stirred by Basic Instinct.

After spending a few days with Christiana Reali, Arthur prepared to return to the United States the day after the festival's closing ceremony.

Both The Bodyguard and A Few Good Men held promotional events at the Cannes Film Festival, and next, they would be fully released in North America.

In the car to Nice International Airport, Sophie Marceau, gasping for breath, lifted her head and looked at Arthur's expression. "Isn't Christiana Reali enough to satisfy you?"

Sophie Marceau, although busy these past few days, was aware of the beautiful Christiana Reali by Arthur's side.

Arthur smiled and withdrew his hand from inside the woman's bra. "Darling, you are my muse. It's different."

Sophie Marceau took out a tissue to wipe her mouth and glared at Arthur. "You have good taste; Christiana is indeed beautiful!"

"Not as beautiful as you," Arthur said, fixing Sophie Marceau's bra. "It's good to have someone in Hollywood looking out for you while you develop your career in France."

"Fine, I'll keep an eye on her. Another French woman can help ease my burden," Sophie Marceau whispered seductively into Arthur's ear. "Don't think I don't know what you're up to. When I'm in a good mood, maybe I'll make your wish come true!"

Arthur felt a surge of excitement and held Sophie Marceau tighter. "When A Few Good Men is released, you will be happy."

"That's not for sure, Arthur," Sophie Marceau said, touching Arthur's face. "Next, I need to focus on filming Fanfan, but I already have several Hollywood scripts. I'll need your opinion then."

"Of course," Arthur said, giving Sophie Marceau a pat on her rear.

With the addition of The Bodyguard to the highly competitive summer schedule, action star Kevin Costner and music superstar Whitney Houston's action romance film The Bodyguard had a grand premiere.

The premiere was held in the severely damaged Koreatown in Los Angeles, calling for racial peace and the rebuilding of the city.

That evening, Jennifer Aniston, who had just returned from filming a TV series in Georgia, joined Arthur at the premiere of The Bodyguard.

However, Arthur only made a brief appearance at the premiere before driving around Koreatown.

"The damage is indeed severe. I heard the destruction this time caused a loss of 1 billion dollars in the Los Angeles area!" Jennifer Aniston remarked, looking at the streets of Koreatown still under reconstruction.

Arthur, with his right hand on Jennifer Aniston's thigh in the passenger seat, smiled. "I watched some footage. I didn't expect the Koreans to be so united and tough; they fought back with guns, making it hard for the attacking blacks to advance."

Outside the car window, many burned shops and houses were still visible.

Despite everything, Arthur admired the Koreans for their fierce resistance.

"They had to fight back; they were attacked at home," Jennifer Aniston, wearing shorts and a white shirt, said with a youthful vibe. "Many people were arrested this time, mostly Mexicans and blacks. I believe the security in Los Angeles will improve afterward. A lot of troublemakers were imprisoned!"

"Maybe," Arthur doubted it. Would the security in Los Angeles improve? This city was infamous for crime, along with Chicago and Miami.

Soon, Arthur drove his Mitsubishi 3000GT to the old town in the city center. 

After parking the car on Olvera Street opposite Union Station, Arthur took Jennifer Aniston to eat Mexican snacks on this short, old-fashioned street.

"So, why did you suddenly want to come here to eat?" Arthur asked, understanding Jennifer Aniston's spontaneous nature as they strolled along the vintage street.

"Recently, I befriended a Hollywood girl from Mexico, and she said the Mexican snacks here are pretty good," Aniston replied casually. "Arthur, that Mexican girl has a hot body. Do you want to meet her?"

Arthur squeezed her waist. "Are you trying to introduce a woman to your own man?"

"Mm," Arthur then pulled the woman beside him into a kiss. After losing weight, Jennifer Aniston's slender waist was quite enticing.

Jennifer Aniston wrapped her arms around Arthur's neck and responded passionately. After the kiss, she said, still lingering, "She's also very pretty, and the best part is, she has a big chest, which you like!"

"Alright, who said I like big chests?" Arthur smiled helplessly. "Yours is just about a C-cup now, and I haven't complained, have I?"

Jennifer Aniston rolled her eyes. "I'm bigger than Winona Ryder. Would she dare to compete with me?"

"Okay, okay, let's find a place to eat," Arthur pacified the seemingly agitated Jennifer Aniston. "I've been in Los Angeles recently, so I can spend more time with you."

Arthur indeed hadn't seen Jennifer Aniston for a while, as she was filming a TV show in another state.

Even Mädchen Amick had visited Los Angeles and gone on a date with Arthur during the filming of Scream 2.

Jennifer Aniston shook her head. "But the crew of Army of Darkness only has part of its scenes in Los Angeles. The rest will be shot elsewhere!"

Soon, they entered an authentic Mexican diner. "By the way, last week's release of Lethal Weapon 3 had an opening of 33 million dollars and received great reviews," she said. "Mel Gibson doesn't seem to take The Bodyguard seriously!"

She knew about the animosity between Arthur and Mel Gibson.

"Don't worry. Besides The Bodyguard, Galaxy has A Few Good Men coming up," Arthur didn't mind. "No matter how good he is, he's just an actor."

However, the Lethal Weapon series did make Mel Gibson a Hollywood action star.

Unlike Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, who were typecast, Mel Gibson, tall and handsome, could fit into various movie genres.

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