American Fame and Fortune Chapter 500

 Chapter 500 The young boy who slays dragons turns into an evil dragon

Walking along the long steps to the front of the Lumiere Hall, Martin met many members of the jury.

Li Dongcang from South Korea was the first to come over and shake hands with Martin, and seemed very enthusiastic.

 Martin also responded enthusiastically.

Bruce reminded him softly.

 Martin turned around, and John Travolta came over. He took two steps forward and shook hands with the veteran movie star: "Hello, John."

Travolta seemed to be just saying hello as a routine, and said with a smile: "Master Hubbard asked me to say hello to you on his behalf."

"Thank you." Martin understood that Hubbard must be the leader of Scientology.

Travolta added: "Master Hubbard hopes to discuss with you in Los Angeles the joint development of Scientology and the CocCola Cult."

Martin seemed quite interested on the surface: "Please say hello to Bishop Hubbard for me. I have many matters related to the development of the sect, and I would like to ask his experienced senior for advice."

 In other words, he is also a leader.

 Travolta nodded, shook hands with Martin again, and quickly left.

 Martin shook hands with the other judges and exchanged a few words with each one.

When he came to Shu Qi, he switched to Mandarin: "Ms. Shu is my favorite oriental female artist. I have read many of Miss Shu's works."

“You speak Chinese so well, it's unexpected.” Shu Qi shook hands with Martin and asked, “Have you really seen many of my works?”

 Martin nodded, of course it is true, like the Red Light District and Jade Girl Heart Sutra, etc., I have seen it over and over again many times in my previous life.

 Especially the latter, a masterpiece in the field of art films.

 Of course he would not say this: "I also watched "If You Are the One" last year."

Hearing the Chinese title of this movie, Shu Qi was sure that what Martin said was most likely true. Women are more emotional, and her liking for Martin increased greatly.

In addition, she also thought of something. An old friend from the International Bartenders Association headquartered in Hong Kong called her and asked her to pay more attention to "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and the male protagonist Martin.

Shu Qi tried to ask: "Can we take a group photo together?"

"No problem." Martin stood beside her and waved to the photographer specially brought by the crew to take pictures of the two of them.

It is not easy for Shu Qi to reach the stage of being a Cannes judge.

 After taking a group photo, Martin went to find other judges.

 All the films participating in the competition have already been produced, so the films themselves cannot make much of a fuss. The competition for awards has naturally shifted from the films themselves to other aspects.

Those who understand the workings of film awards know that the real battleground is beyond the screen.

As for Shu Qi, Louise Meyer has already said hello through the International Bartenders Association.

 Martin is not sure whether he will win the award, but regardless of whether he wins the award, he must first defeat his biggest competitor.

 He believes that the biggest competitor is Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds".

 Martin chatted a little more with another judge, Italian actress Aisha Argento.

After meeting her in person, Martin discovered that she was the heroine of "Xxx".

 This also reminded him of some things he had seen about Harvey in his previous life.

  Martin did not see Huppert, the chairman of the jury, and turned to Bruce and said: "Let me influence Aisha Argento in private. I seem to have heard somewhere that she is a victim of Harvey."

Bruce nodded, looked around and saw no one around, and whispered: "It feels like we are almost turning into Harvey."

“It's normal that the boy who slays dragons will one day turn into an evil dragon.” Martin considers himself a bastard, but compared to Harvey, he dares to say that he is a good person.

He said: "We never force women."

Bruce thought of the Kardashian sisters and said: "We are all forced by women!"

Martin glanced around and suddenly saw Menet taking a photo with Isabelle Huppert in the corner of the main entrance platform.

Bruce also saw it and said: "As expected of Mene, he got a photo with the goddess of literature and art so quickly."

While taking a photo with Huppert, Uncle Menet made crazy comments about another Isabelle, saying that he met her on the Corniche yesterday and her face looked like the earth was falling apart, which could scare people to death.

Huppert, who seems to be a noble and literary person, just likes to listen to this.

Moreover, Menet exudes a temperament and smell that is particularly popular with older ladies. Huppert liked this very much after 2000.

 Although the two did not talk for long, they both left a deep impression on each other.

Meine also got Huppert's contact information.

 Martin also chatted with Huppert for a few words, and then entered the Lumiere Hall.

Bruce quietly gave Mene a thumbs up.

Meine smiled confidently, as if these were just trivial matters and no big deal.

  The 62nd Cannes Film Festival officially kicked off.

This year's opening film is Pixar's “Up.”

 Although it is just an animated film, it caused a sensation when it was released, especially the beginning of the film, which was highly praised.

 Disney has just swallowed Pixar Studio, and its impact on Pixar is not too great for the time being. Pixar animated films are still synonymous with high-quality products.

 In less than ten years, Pixar will be homogenized by Disney. After watching the opening film, Martin returned to the hotel and took the elevator. He met Charlize Theron again and happened to hear her complaining to her companions that she had been hungry for many days in order to walk on the red carpet.

Being a good neighbor and a true gentleman, Martin invites Charlize to join him for a late-night snack.

Of course, there are two other crew members.

 Charlize had a good impression of Martin and wanted to go out to eat soon, so she agreed: "Go back and change clothes first. After that, we can meet in the lobby?"

 Martin said: "Okay."

 The two of them went back and changed into casual clothes, went downstairs to the lobby, and more than a dozen people went out to a nearby restaurant together.

 Martin has already made a reservation.

 The Cannes Film Festival has just begun, and it's a time when media reporters are going crazy.

From the moment Martin and Charlize went out to the door of the restaurant, they were followed by a lot of reporters taking pictures.

Many of them deliberately adjusted their shots to ignore people like David Fincher and Jennifer Lawrence, and only photographed Martin and Charlize walking together.

Judging from the footage alone, it looks like the two of them were on a date alone late at night, going for supper alone.

 Excellent entertainment journalists naturally understand market demand and what people like, and use this to create news.

  Under the influence of his partner Jodi, Ivan also became a master in this field.

He and his assistant followed Aisha Argento into an Italian restaurant and deliberately chose a table next to Aisha.

Aisha ate her late-night snack absentmindedly, thinking about the news relayed by an intermediary.

 Harvey wanted her help to promote "Inglorious Basterds" to win an award.

 Aisha felt a little confused.

"I wonder who will be the unlucky one at this Cannes Film Festival." An American English voice came from the side. Aisha had gone to Hollywood to develop and could understand: "Harvey Weinstein is here, Cannes will definitely not It will be peaceful. Last year or the year before that, he locked people in a hotel room for a whole day in order to buy a film from an overseas film company!"

Another person said: "What the hell, I saw him lock a well-known actress in a hotel room a few years ago."

“Harvey has applied what he did in Hollywood to Cannes. There are many beauties coming this year, and there must be some unlucky ones.”

"Others are all about exchange of interests. You and I are willing to do it. It's rare to see people like Harvey using force like this."

 “He is a big boss, a rich man, who can do anything to him?”

Listening to the faint words, Elsa remembered something she had deliberately forgotten. When she came to attend the Cannes Film Festival in 1997, she met Harvey Weinstein, who lured her to the hotel with the promise of helping her go to Hollywood. inside the room…

Elsa always believed that it was a trap!

 What Harvey promised her was not fulfilled at all, and she did not leave any evidence. In addition, she really wanted to develop in Hollywood and did not dare to offend Harvey, so she could only selectively forget it.

Elsa knew that she couldn't afford to offend Harvey. She didn't dare to say more about this matter. After all, it wasn't very glorious at the time.

 She put down her knife and fork and slowly wiped her mouth clean, just like she was in the hotel room.

It is definitely not possible to do something openly, but you can do it secretly.

 Elsa is now on the jury, and Harvey's film is vying for major awards.

 When leaving the restaurant, Aisha made up her mind and bought Huppert's favorite dessert back to the hotel and delivered it to Huppert's room.

 Huppert has a tough style and wants to push "White Ribbon" to win the award, but she knows that she needs to be strategic and win the support of other judges.

 Elsa took the initiative to come closer, and Huppert accepted her kindness.

  Los Angeles, Beverly Hills.

With nothing to do, Stuart Townsend got up in the morning, went to the door to get a newspaper, and came back to have breakfast and read the newspaper.

  Turning to the entertainment section, he couldn't eat breakfast anymore.

 Stewart saw many pictures, all of which were photos of Martin Davis and his girlfriend Charlize.

 They leave the hotel together, they walk on the street together, they enter the restaurant together, they leave the restaurant together...

 Intimate as a couple.

The headlines in newspapers are also scary.

　　　Martin Davis is suspected of having a spark with Charlize Theron, and they made a couple in Cannes! 》

Stewart has completely lost his appetite. These two **** are actually having an affair behind his back!

He took another newspaper from under the dining table. In the photo in the newspaper, Martin and Charlize were standing on the beach, looking at each other. Their eyes seemed to be electric!

 “Damn neighbors!” Stewart roared loudly: “Why is my neighbor a piece of trash like Martin Davis!”

 No one could answer him.

Stewart took out his cell phone and dialed Charlize's number regardless of the time difference. When the call came through, he asked, "What have you done? You shameless crazy woman dared to cheat on you!"

 Charlize didn't know why: “Why are you so crazy?”

Stewart yelled: "I told you to stay away from Martin Davis! Stay away! Don't you understand? How dare you do this to me!"

 Charlize tried to remain calm: "Martin and I are just neighbors and have a working relationship."

Stewart couldn't listen and warned: "If you don't stay away from that **** Martin Davis, I will burn down your house and Martin Davis's house next door!"

 Charlize had no choice but to comfort him: "We'll have a good talk when I get back."

 (End of this chapter)

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