CHAPTER 82, EXCLUSIVE DEBUT -XX

"I've already made a preliminary contract with them, just waiting for Kevin and you to see it in person." As soon as she said this, Martha was full of spirits, she took out the prepared folder from her bag, "The three million salary that belongs to you is basically finalized, and the rest is a matter of some details, the most important of which is that there is a naked scene in the script, Kevin thinks this is unnecessary, James. There is no feedback from Cameron's side for the time being. "

Josie nodded while watching, "You can see and do this, if it is very necessary, I do not reject nude scenes." But if it's just to add gimmicks, there is no need to make concessions to the filmmakers. "

"I understand." Martha said.

"But I didn't quite understand why I was suddenly selected, I remember auditioning, James. Cameron's reaction was still quite cold. Josie frowned and thought back for a moment, and continued to ask: "How are the others, like Kate. Winslet? I believe that she and her team have been campaigning for this role these days, and no one will give up easily until the last minute. "

This role is too important for Josie.

Before Marie. Finn hinted that she was at one point due to the Super Bowl commercial, and at one point let James. Cameron's desire to exclude her from the audition list for actress has already made her very scared, so she can't really let go until she officially signs and officially joins the group.

"As you said, Kate. Winslet loves the story and the character so much, and the British desperately need a Hollywood actress of their own – sorry, Eve, I don't mean anything against you. Martha said and found that something was not quite right, and added a special sentence.

"It doesn't matter, I grew up in the United States." Eve, who was writing a PR draft in her notebook, did not lift her head.

Martha then continued the topic, saying, "All the time, she would give James every day. Cameron sent a rose and a small card, and until a few days ago, the receptionist of Light Storm had not received instructions to refuse or throw it in the trash, she had been talking to James. Cameron had a phone call, but then James . Cameron locked himself in his home and barely answered anyone's calls. "

"And what?" Josie asked again, she didn't think it was Kate. Winslet alone did not die.

"Gwyneth. Paltrow said that she didn't want to take this kind of shipwreck romance, but actually asked her godfather to come forward and try to re-audition - but Spielberg refused. This led directly to James. Cameron closed his doors; Claire. There was no movement on Dennis's side, and I heard that she didn't want to take over the play for the time being, and planned to concentrate on her studies. So last minute, it's really just you and Kate. The war between Winslet was up. "

Josie couldn't help but laugh when she heard this, obviously feeling better, and said: "Don't describe it as a war, it sounds too gunsmoke." If the other side doesn't use off-market moves, then we are all just healthy competition. "

Martha ignored her habitual commotion and continued: "Here's the situation. When you put Grant. Cyr was hooked - to be precise, you and Leonardo. DiCaprio. But the problem is, Fox's head of production, Jim. Canopoulos values Kate. Winslet, because of all the conveniences she can bring to Fox's publicity in the UK. So in an internal meeting at Fox, we lost a game. "

This time Josie did not continue to smile, but looked thoughtfully at Martha's mature and elegant face.

"But James. Cameron himself likes you very much. Martha was abrupt and said to herself, "He personally fought for you to Fox, and it just so happened that you also got this Oscar nomination, and Fox finally agreed to his casting after Arthur announced the list this morning." "

Josie pinched her chin and frowned slightly: "To be honest, I still don't understand my Oscar nomination very well - the timing of its arrival is too clever." Moreover, this nomination made me feel very weak. "

"Oh, I'm a bit of a gossip about this." Eve immediately raised her hand and spoke, "James. Cameron personally came down to cheer for you in order to convince Fox - he really likes you too much - Paramount also bought some pages to promote your talent for "First Class Fear", which was released in April, and then the lobbying of "Life Sounds Because of You" played a positive role, after all, it is impossible for lobbyists to avoid your camera when they show the film to the judges. By the way, the retired seniors of Beverly Hills will unexpectedly enjoy your performance. "

The United States allows the lobbying system.

In fact, the Oscars play very similar to Washington's, but at least on the bright side, Hollywood has strict restrictions on lobbying judges, and lobbyists can only show films for two judges at a time, which costs about two thousand dollars.

But no one could stop the academy judges from walking into the cinema on their own.

So every awards season, some small cinemas around Hollywood can't find those popular commercial films, and they are occupied by those movies that are competing for the Oscar.

But even so, no one thinks that the judges can actually watch all the films according to the rules, so the battlefield of the Oscars is largely owned by lobbying companies and public relations firms, and the nominees themselves play only one of the pieces on the chessboard.

Just except for James. Is there really nothing else else that Cameron's connections have done outside of his connections?

Josie always felt that this nomination came a little inexplicably, as if she had caught something, but after thinking about it carefully, she couldn't think of why.

She raised her eyebrows a little, held her chin and said, "I thought your subtext was, they appreciate my beauty more?" "

Eve shrugged at her and said, "If you have to think so, it doesn't make much difference." "

Oscar actresses are not very welcome to beautiful beauties, but at the nomination stage, especially the nomination time for Best Supporting Actress, middle-aged and old white men who occupy a considerable part of the academy judges are still more honest about their preferences.

What's more, this is a story of a young girl who is trapped in talent, falls in love with a depressed older artist, and the final ending is extremely flawed and beautiful, these people are too easy to empathize and character filters.

The role Josie nominated for is certainly lacking in artistry and complexity, but compared to her performance in "Dominant", it is fresh and fresh - a newcomer worth encouraging, isn't it?

"Forget it. It's an Oscar anyway, and I just have to enjoy it all. Josie made a few corrections with a pen and handed the contract back to Martha, "Fortunately, even if someone mocks me for having a moisture nomination and acting skills that are not worthy of the name, the upcoming "First Degree of Fear" will slap me in the face. Oh, Josie. Why is Horton always so lucky? Hee-hee! "

She grimaced at herself in the rearview mirror, causing El, who was sitting in front, to smile, but she didn't expect the joke she made casually, which was the voice of many Hollywood peers...

The next night Geffen Manor was lit up.

David. Geffen personally entertained Josie and made her sit on the right hand side closest to him, next to Geffen's confidant Brad. Pete, while the latter's girlfriend sat at the second seat, barely retracted his expression and sat on the opposite side.

Sitting to Geffen's left is his friend Edgar Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bronfman, the new owners after last year's Universal Pictures and Universal Music earthquakes.

The Bronfman family is a wealthy Jewish family in Canada, and first made a lot of wealth by trafficking Canadian alcohol to the United States during the Prohibition period, so Bronfman is considered Canada's "robber aristocracy", like the American "oil tycoon" Rockefeller family, their history has many moral controversies.

Old Edgar. During the Bronfman reign, the Bronfman family owned the world's most profitable wine empire, Sigland, and its brands such as Martell, Chivas and Royal Salute, once accounted for 30% of the U.S. beverage market, but in recent years it has deteriorated.

And the successor little Edgar . Bronfman had no interest in becoming a liquor mogul, and his ambition was to emulate Howard. Hughes, determined to be a media giant.

So in 1994, the elder Edgar had just retired, and Edgar Jr. became the CEO of Sgran, and in a blink of an eye, in order to raise funds to buy Global, he sold the most profitable DuPont stock in the family business.

In the end, he acquired an 80% global stake from Panasonic for $5.7 billion, fulfilling his dream of becoming a young man in Hollywood.

But so far, the "media giant" will listen to his friend David Smith in any decision about Universal. Geffen's advice – including hiring Lang, who was present in the room. Meyer instead of Michael. Ovitz becomes president of Universal Pictures.

Geffen tapped the wine glass three times with a silver spoon, "Everyone, this glass, to tonight's two Oscar nominees." Honor Oscar. "

"Honor Oscar-" No matter what they thought in their hearts, everyone ostensibly expressed kindness to the two Hollywood stars sitting together.

Josie and Brad. Pete also smiled brightly, raised the wine glass in his hand and thanked the owner.

With a smile on her face, Geffen put down her cup and asked Josie, "I heard you refused Ralph. Fiennes' invitation? "

"Yes, invite me to England to play the heroine of his new play." Josie replied, "But it's a shame that I left the second half of the year to Titanic a long time ago. "

Speaking of this, Josie was a little confused.

Ralph. Fiennes is also one of the actors she likes and wants to work with very much, but she didn't expect that the other party would take the initiative to hand over an olive branch, but the schedule of this movie just happened to hit "Titanic", and she had to decline.

Geffen came a little interested, "It's been fighting for James. Cameron's shipwreck romance, how is it going? "

"I auditioned successfully." Josie flashed a smile, "Although I am ready to fail, I just do my best to do this, whether it succeeds or not." However, the results were unexpectedly satisfactory. "

- lying.

Gwyneth. Paltrow laughed silently, seemingly nodding frequently to echo Josie's statement, but in his heart he despised the hypocrisy of the other party.

They have reached ninety-nine steps, who can calmly accept the failure of the last step?

Anyway, she doesn't believe that Hollywood has such a saint.

However, Josie, who was a seat away, seemed to sense Gwyneth. Paltrow's thoughts followed the line of sight to the latter, and deliberately showed a smile without mustard.

Geffen, who saw this scene, did not even change the curve of the corners of his mouth, and only said: "It's great that you can think like this, because an actor can't always get the role she wants." He said this, glancing at Gwyneth lightly. Paltrow, then continued to look at Josie, "In fact, there are still many film projects in preparation in Hollywood, and if there is a schedule, you can continue to look for new opportunities." "

Bright. Meyer duly interjected, "Josie, Universal is working on an adaptation of the stage play "Death Holiday", Brad will play the male lead, which is a story of death falling in love with an ordinary girl. "

Does the Oscars really represent a new world?

In the face of tonight's amazing treatment, Josie was not flattered, but immediately raised her guard and silently searched for clues in everyone's conversation.

On the surface, she just looked at Gwyneth with a bad face with some caution. Paltrow, replied with a slight hesitation: "This... People should be looking forward to Pete Paltrow's couple, right? "

"Or maybe people are looking forward to something newer." Geffen smiled and said, "You're too careful, Josie, we're all friends, and no one will mind the attribution of one or two movie characters, and I'm sure Gwen won't." "

Gwyneth. Paltrow resisted Geffen's calm gaze and forced a smile: "Of course, I won't." "

Josie wrote surprise on her face, obviously unbelievable, and then she deliberately made another contrived "ah", her fingertips together covered her mouth, and asked: "Then me, read the script?" "

On the surface, Geffen was amused by her reaction, and the reactions of everyone else in the room were similar - except for Gwyneth. Paltrow.

She couldn't help but pinch her boyfriend's flesh on the back of her waist.

Brad. The smile on Pete's face stiffened for a moment, and he sighed helplessly in his heart, but did not speak out against this matter.

"Tomorrow at work time, I will ask someone to send the script." Bright. Meyer promised.

Gwyneth. Paltrow was annoyed again, almost unable to control his expression.

She's really fed up with tonight's dinner party!

But now David . Geffen made it clear that she took a fancy to the blonde silly girl in front of her and would never allow others to sabotage his plans, such as she was forced to sit here and be tortured after just making some insignificant little gestures.

What is even more unacceptable is -

After the dinner, she had to go down to her in private to apologize, just for those damn reports!