Chapter 726: Good Memories
In some ways, Leonardo has never changed, such as his aesthetic of women, such as his attitude to life as always.
The promise of marriage is just a means for him to keep the woman he loves.
After breakfast, Gisele Bonson didn't have to work on the set today, Leonardo first sent Gisele Bonson to go shopping with Angela Lindwo, and then went to his office.
Awards season is here, and there is so much work that he needs to attend in person.
The Academy encourages Oscar competition, and in disguise encourages proper PR, and Leonardo also needs to show that he values the Oscars.
Like when "Titanic" participated in the Oscars, the two actions he did, now looking back, Leonardo felt that there was something wrong with his head at that time.
Although until now, he thinks that he will definitely steal all the limelight when he appears at the Oscars, but he also knows that he can't say it loudly to the media.
What to say in the face of what occasion and who may be one of the signs of maturity.
Leonardo is really much more mature than before.
The assistant came in at this time and handed over a beautiful invitation: "Boss, this is a gift from the people of Relativity Entertainment, and they invite you to the Christmas reception of Relativity Entertainment." ”
Leonardo picked up the invitation, glanced at the time, and Ronan Anderson's signature, nodded and said, "I see." ”
Relativity Entertainment, a new force on the rise of Hollywood, has a business capacity close to the six major companies.
The loser who was ridiculed by himself back then has now become the top boss in the industry.
Leonardo couldn't help but shake his head and laugh, fortunately, the time after "Titanic" was not long, and he did not completely offend Ronan Anderson, and reconciled with him in time, otherwise if there is such a sworn enemy, it will not be safe to eat and sleep in the future.
Now think back to the point of conflict with Ronan Anderson, those Middle Eastern Arabs, who quarreled over that little thing......
Who in Hollywood doesn't know the history of Ronan Anderson? Ronan Anderson doesn't like those people at all, and the Arabs are just a stepping stone to get started.
Ronan Anderson is arguably the most outstanding capitalist of the young generation in the United States, and he is proficient in all kinds of deception.
Leonardo compared his current situation, there is little hope for the Oscar for Best Actor this year, and this road to the Olympics will continue, and he will shoot a film dedicated to the Olympics.
There are risks in rushing to the Olympics, and it is easy to lose money, and if actors want to get enough right to speak, it is the best way to bring money into the group, but use their own money to make films......
That's a fool's business!
Leonardo looked down and found a document that a Filipino company had been trying to invest in his films, and perhaps it was time to think about it.
As for how to cooperate, Ronan Anderson has made the best example above the Arabs.
Foreign investors' money should be spent hard, and it is theirs who loses money, and it is their own money that they earn.
Leonardo made up his mind and called the manager to ask him to come over for an interview.
In the past two years, through the cooperation with Martin Scorsese, Leonardo has been inspired a lot, he very much appreciates the old Martin jumping out of the CAA's limited model, and is also ready to say goodbye to the CAA completely after the contract expires, and no longer hire agents in the future, but let the manager fully represent his own business.
Although this is contrary to the rules of the industry, since the beginning of the new century, Leonardo has found that more and more people are moving away from brokers and using more trusted managers to represent all businesses.
Before the manager arrived, Leonardo asked his assistant to inform Relativity Entertainment that he would be going to Relativity Entertainment's Christmas party.
With Ronan Anderson, even if you can't be a friend, you can't be an enemy.
Beverly Hills, Rodell Avenue, Giselle Bonson and Angela Lindwo found a café to sit down and rest.
"Last time I heard you say you were going to have a wedding next year?" Angela Lindwo held a glass of lemonade, "How's the preparation?"
She smiled like a pretty golden fox: "By the way, Giselle, I haven't congratulated you yet." ”
Giselle Bonchen's stiff face showed a little embarrassment: "Anji, don't mention this." ”
Angela Lindwo wondered: "What happened?"
"The wedding has been postponed indefinitely. Giselle Bonchen said simply: "That's about it. ”
Angela Lindwo had some bad conjectures, but after looking at Giselle Bonchen, she wisely chose to remain silent, rashly meddling in other people's emotional affairs, and saying right and wrong was wrong in the end.
Gisele Bonchen suddenly thought of something and asked tentatively, "Anji, can you take the liberty of asking a few words?"
"We are friends. Angela Lindwow smiled and said, "If there is a problem, just say it." ”
Giselle Bonson pondered a bit and said, "I remember you were in a relationship with Ronan Anderson and later ......"
At this point, she realized that something was wrong, and she didn't know how to continue.
Angela Lindwo said generously, "Why did you break up later, huh?"
Gisele Bonson smiled apologetically and nodded slightly.
Angela Lindwo seems to recall: "It was a great memory, even though I didn't have a long relationship with Ronan. For a while, I really liked him and decided he was the right person. When we were together, I could feel that Ronan's whole mind was on me, and he was the best lover in the world......"
Giselle Bonson nodded unconsciously, as if she was the same when she was with Leon Andor.
"But it's just an illusion. Angela Lindwo said generously: "When he leaves you, he becomes a different person, and you are just a small part of his life, and he may meet a new ...... at any time."
"Insecurity. Gisele Bonson concluded.
Angela Lindwo tapped her chin slightly: "Maybe one day he will retract, but how long will I wait, five years or ten years?
She remembered the separation and union of Giselle Bonchen and Leonardo in the past few years, and finally said two sentences: "Since you know that you can't wait for results for a long time, why wait for your youth in vain? My relationship with Ronan during that time also figured out the mentality of people like him, they are like woodpeckers, when they stop at you, they only see you as a tree, but when they fly, they always see a forest." ”
Gisele Bonchen didn't know what to think of, and said, "They really only have the forest in their eyes. ”
Angela Lindwow smiled: "I've always remembered Ronan, and I still remember it vividly, but I'm not going to be with him and I'm not going to look back, it's just me who gets hurt like that." ”
The phone rang, Giselle Bonson took out his mobile phone and connected it, hung up after talking for a while, and looked at Angela Lindwo: "Leo's phone, Relativity Entertainment Group is going to have a Christmas reception in a few days, and Ronan Anderson sent him an invitation. ”
Angela Lindwo's fox eyes keep turning.
Gisele Bonson asked, "Angie, do you want to attend?"
"Don't go. Angela Lindwo didn't seem to even think: "I'm not going, I'm definitely not going." ”
There is still more than a week to go, Christmas is coming, and in addition to Ronan issuing invitations, some heavyweight guests will also call in person to invite them.
This is the first time that Relativity Entertainment has held a Christmas reception, and not only Hollywood, but also many people from other business districts will be present.
For example, some investment institutions on Wall Street.
Well-informed people are staring at the Netflix network, waiting for the listing to share the cake.
Some even believe that Netflix may create a miracle on the NASDAQ.
Relativity Entertainment is now divided into two major businesses, the entertainment industry centered on Hollywood and its surrounding industries, and the Internet industry with Netflix as the core.
Therefore, many partners of Netflix will also come, such as Samsung, Nokia and Motorola in the mobile phone industry.
Because Netflix has united the current four major mobile phone manufacturers, Qualcomm is also interested in joining this alliance, taking the initiative to contact Ronan, and will also send people to attend the cocktail party of Relativity Entertainment.
The range of guests at the reception is from too many industries.
While Relativity Entertainment was preparing for a cocktail party, the Christmas schedule of the North American film market was hot, and the reputation and influence of "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" were also rising.
This chicken soup movie full of positive energy has won a lot of praise.
With the blessing of good word-of-mouth, "When Happiness Knocks" spent its second weekend in North America, and the box office trend was extremely solid, with a whopping $31.2 million the following weekend.
Ten days after its release in North America, the film easily grossed $90 million.
But "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" gave up the box office top, and "Meet My Father-in-law 2" starring Ben Stiller opened this weekend and won the weekend box office crown with a good score of $46.12 million.
This holiday season, Ben Stiller became Hollywood's most commercially successful star.
He also starred in "Wonderful Night at the Museum", which was released on Thanksgiving Day at Embassy Pictures, which has a total of $221.68 million at the North American box office and nearly $400 million at the global box office.
With these two films, Ben Stiller has also stepped into the ranks of A-list movie stars, and has the tendency to replace Jim Carrey as Hollywood's No. 1 comedy star.
In the new actor contract signed by Shahai Entertainment and Ben Stiller for "Wonderful Night at the Museum 2", Ben Stiller's salary is as high as $12 million.
Of course, Shahai Entertainment can benefit more from the cooperation.
This weekend, Embassy Pictures also held a series of pull-up sessions for "Crash" and "When Happiness Knocks on the Door", directly pointing to the Oscars.
The two films also showed enough popularity, especially the latter, and Will Smith quickly became a hit.
As Christmas approached, Relativity Entertainment's hospitality was on time, and the Ritz-Carlton, Beverly Hills, was the venue for the event, welcoming many business heavyweights.