Chapter 308 Confrontation

"The Lord of the Rings" and "Gladiator" fought hard in the second week, "The Lord of the Rings" had the upper hand at the beginning, Time Warner's status as the first brother in the media industry is not a blow-out, Paramount's strong ally Paramount, Paramount's parent company Viacom Group is not an opponent, it has a nationwide TV network, Warner's top management is sure to be profitable, and under full firepower, it is not something Viacom can compete with.

The media tycoons who are bent on building a media empire are well known for their slander against CBS, the last national television network that does not have an independent national television network, but CBS, which has a market value of more than 20 billion, is not easy to bite, and before the formation of a media empire, Viacom will not be able to compete with Time Warner head-on, unless "Gladiator" is as rebellious as "Titanic".

The two sides competed in national publicity and film scheduling, "Gladiator" star Russell Crowe is another popular Hollywood movie star from Oceania after Mel Gibson, the elite of the Australian gang, these years of excellent works, career soaring, "L.A. Confidential" outstanding performance, he has the opportunity to cooperate with the famous male movie star Al Pacino, starring in the scandal "The Insider", in the film, he played the role of a cowardly but righteous retired vice president. He is always so depressed and has nowhere to vent under the pressure of the law, family, media, public and many other aspects, although there are not many scenes in the film, but his restrained acting skills have made him steal a lot of Al Pacino's style, and Russell Crowe has won many critics' awards for his outstanding performance in the film, and he also won the opportunity to star in the super blockbuster "Gladiator".

This is an actor with mature acting skills who has reached great success, and he is famous for a "Gladiator" Climbed to the peak of his career, his worth soared, he penetrated into the hearts of every fan with the image of a tough guy, the era of Hollywood cream was rampant because of him, he is the new male totem, whether it is passionate or deep and introverted, he is handy, when the gladiator finally fell to the Colosseum in ancient Rome, tens of millions of people wept, and the hero in the American movie has a three-dimensional personality and soul since then, and there is a strong contender in this year's Oscar for Best Actor.

However, it is still extremely difficult to support a blockbuster to fight against "The Lord of the Rings" with a single excellent actor, this is a tragic heroic epic blockbuster that tends to be realistic, Maximus fell in the end is tragic, embarrassed and weeping, but "The Lord of the Rings" is not bad, the performance of a cadre of actors is excellent, Gandalf, Saruman, Aragon, Alwyn, Legras, Boromo, Frodo, etc. are perfectly presented, although not as explosive as Russell Crowe's acting skills, but it is better to see more, more handsome guys and beauties, and more highlights.

It is said that Jack determined the role in a circle of actors during casting, which made many people dissatisfied, thinking that it was too child's play and rash, and now all doubts are gone, and some others praise him, thinking that he has the potential of a great director, and the potential of an actor can be easily seen.

More importantly, now is the era of catastrophic economic crisis, the reality has been depressed and helpless enough, full of gloom, more people want to see hope in the movie, see some beautiful things beyond reality, instead of going to the cinema to experience tragedy and depression, three days have passed, the contrast is strong, many theaters began to disregard the provisions of the contract began to play "The Lord of the Rings", because its attendance rate is higher, more people watch, it can be said that "Gladiator" regretted "The Lord of the Rings", before the week, it was certain to lose.

The people in the DreamWorks propaganda department were very unwilling, they found the black material of many people in the "Lord of the Rings" crew, and were ready to turn defeat into victory by throwing dirty water, but Steven Spielberg, one of the three giants of DreamWorks, objected to this, "The Lord of the Rings" If you play black, splash dirty water, even if you are a white lotus, it can smear you until you smear you, this is a self-inflicted approach, Stephen does things above board, and does not want to win with conspiracy, especially if the opponent is so powerful.

Jack doesn't care about the next week, he does his best to help with the publicity in the first week, and after three days of being busy, he throws away what he has at hand, quits, and is going to get engaged the day after tomorrow, and he is still busy with his feet on the ground, and he still looks like a billionaire?

He got up early in the morning, went for a run with Giselle for a morning exercise, dressed up after breakfast, and went to the airport with Giselle to meet Hans, Turna and their group, and Giselle's family came from Brazil to attend their engagement ceremony, and now they go to the airport to greet them.

Since the stock market plummeted, Jack has made a lot of money, it can be said that he stepped into the ranks of the huge rich overnight, he knows that there are many people who have offended invisibly, so he has greatly strengthened his security, the security guards have changed from the previous four to twenty-four, divided into four groups, day and night to protect Jack and Giselle, in terms of vehicle use, Jack has no hobbies, Nancy gave him the Hummer has been driving, he thinks it is good, he has been driving, now every time he travels, there are a large number of bodyguards to follow, so he bought a few more, Egorov added bulletproof armor, which is interesting, Jack is one of the many super-rich, people who ride in Humvees instead of Rolls-Royce, Lincoln or Maybach such top luxury cars。

As soon as they left Jack's Villa, a large number of reporters followed, many entertainment reporters knew that he and Giselle were going to be engaged, but there was no public appearance to the press, Jack's Manor has greatly strengthened security in the past few days, a large number of staff went in and out to prepare for the party, and the reporters had to wait at the intersection at the foot of the mountain.

Giselle has been overjoyed these days, good things are coming, of course she is very happy, and Jack doesn't care about anything, it's actually a good thing, which completely makes her prepare for a dream wedding, she often sees it in newspapers and television, some marriage lovers fight over some specific details of the wedding, marriage becomes divorce, she smiled: "These entertainment memories are really annoying, you want them to come, they are so stingy with the camera, but when you are tired of them, they all flock to them." ”

Jack was tidying up his tie, smiled reluctantly, and straightened his hair in the mirror, in fact, he had always cut his hair short, there was nothing to tidy up, but he looked a little nervous.

Giselle thought it was a little funny, Jack talked with the rich and powerful, attended the conference of thousands of people, did not feel embarrassed and nervous at all, and now she was nervous, she leaned over and took Jack's hand and said, "Don't worry, Hans and Hannah like you." ”

Jack said, "Are you sure? What if they don't agree to get married so early, oh, this hair is a little messy, and they forgot to put on hairspray." ”

Giselle said: "Don't worry, they can't wait to marry their daughter off." ”

Jack smiled happily and breathed a sigh of relief, explaining, "You know, I have no experience in this area, and this is the first time I've met my parents-in-law. ”

"They like you, and as long as you don't smoke, Carol will like you," Giselle said. She said as she shoved a piece of Green Arrow gum into Jack's mouth and said, "It's good that they only lived for a week." "They are all smokers, and they always want to quit, but they can't make up their minds.

A group of them appeared on the tarmac of the airport, the assistant Anna had arranged everything, Hans and they were still coming by private jet this time, they got off the plane, they saw Jack and Giselle standing side by side with their fingers interlocked, talented and beautiful, very right, Tim, Lom, Carol They called their sister, ran over quickly, hugged Gisele, kissed and kissed, and the older Claire and Christine followed behind their parents, this time it was Giselle's eldest sister Claire who flew back to Brazil to pick up her parents.

Hans shook Jack's hand with a smile on his face and said, "The young man is very energetic. "Jack's costume Giselle is old-fashioned, and Hans admires it very much.

Jack immediately breathed a sigh of relief, he remembered the last time they met, Hans said the same thing, Hannah put his arm around Jack, kissed him on the cheek, and said, "The lad is getting more and more handsome." ”

Hannah was originally a bank clerk, because of the large number of people in the family, the pressure of supporting the family, she has been working, now Giselle has the ability to give back to the family, she has quit her bank job, to concentrate on being a full-time wife, husband and children, while Hans continues to teach at the university and do academics.

The Bundchen family is already a well-known local family, because Giselle, the first beauty in Brazil, the world's first supermodel, and the world's famous director's girlfriend, the key is that Jack has never been stingy with them, and has spent money to build manor-style villas for them, and has also built a large number of schools and hospitals in the name of Giselle, becoming a well-known local philanthropist and widely acclaimed, and the once short-lived "Brazil's first beauty" Alexandra does not have Giselle's handwriting, and the locals are not impressed.

Whoever is a vain person is one thing, Giselle has really done practical things for her hometown, as evidenced by the more than 100 local schools, hospitals and public welfare buildings named after her, so Alexandra, the nickname of the first beauty

As soon as it came out, many local people were dissatisfied, and they protested: "The beauty of the soul is the real beauty." "It is only natural that the Bundchen family has status.

They immediately took the car back, Jack enthusiastically took the bag in Hans's hand, this is actually an attitude, what a son-in-law should do, Jack's bodyguards have twelve people, and there is no shortage of bags and luggage, his approach has been praised by Hans, as a world-class celebrity, or respect him as before, this young man is kind and upright, not arrogant, no one in his eyes.

Gisele and Jack are in love, they have doubts about their love, they have heard of the chaotic private life of people in Hollywood, when they love, they show affection in a high-profile manner, and they are particularly ruthless when they turn against each other, fortunately, Jack's reputation is good, there is no chaotic private life, and they are very pleased that Jack and Giselle have made a knot.