At the Hilton Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles, in a luxury suite, Natalie Portman stands in front of the window, still thinking about the premiere a few days ago.

The sun was blazing outside, and she was cold inside.

This coldness, of course, comes from "Alien Battlefield", which has just been released for a weekend.

Although the poor response and extremely poor pre-sale box office at the test screening had made her mentally prepared, she didn't expect this film to be so miserable!

is so miserable that she, the heroine, will definitely bid farewell to first-line mainstream productions in the future.

As for how miserable Brad Pitt will be, Natalie Portman can't imagine that the bankruptcy of Plan B and his personal bankruptcy are inevitable.

"Hey......"

Natalie Portman let out a long sigh and recalled the box office statistics bulletin she had just read: "Alien Battlefield" earned $20.6 million in North America in three days of its opening weekend.

Well...... At first glance, that number seems like a good number, and among the films she starred in, the "Star Wars Prequels" trilogy, which has its own IMAX halo, is the highest-grossing film in the opening weekend.

Even such a box office can kill 90% of Hollywood's movies in seconds.

The problem is, Alien Battlefield cost $250 million to make! That's $250 million! Not $25 million......

Such an output that does not match the cost of the film will make the film suffer a fatal blow from the producer to the director to the starring actor, plus the investors.

Let's all hit the street gorgeously. This may be the only place she feels fortunate about, there is no shortage of people on the way to the abyss!

It's one thing to make a video, it's another to market it.

Natalie Portman believes that poor publicity is another reason for the film's poor results.

As a sane person, even if she can find thousands of reasons, she still knows that she can't change the current situation, especially since all major institutions are looking down on "Alien Battlefield".

CinemaScore has a "B-" audience rating, and it is unlikely that the final North American box office will exceed $50 million.

While CinemaScore rarely reviews overseas box office, Natalie Portman made her own guess based on past films' North American box office ratios.

How much can "Alien Battlefield" have at the global box office? If you are unlucky, it will only be about 100 million US dollars, and even if you are unlucky, it will be difficult to exceed 150 million US dollars.

Brad Pitt is really miserable, a hundred times worse than her!

After deducting Disney Studios' distribution commission and publicity fees, how much money can Plan B get? As for the periphery, how can the post-production rights of the film that failed at the box office be sold at a high price?

"Cloud Atlas" failed, and "Alien Battlefield" also failed......

Natalie Portman suddenly had a strange idea, she helped Brad Pitt get her hands on the two films, and Brad Pitt and her miserable!

She didn't have to face the inevitable bankruptcy like Brad Pitt, but it was definitely uncomfortable.

This is...... Why? Why did two films that seemed to have a good chance of success end up being two big holes?

Natalie Portman couldn't figure it out.

Could it be...... She suddenly had an idea, could it be Matthew Horner who made a move?

Natalie Portman directly vetoed the idea, because she, as the heroine and producer of the two films, has always seen that Matthew Horner is not doing any small things from behind, and Disney will not let him do small things.

She sighed, left the window, and sat down on the couch in the living room of her suite, thinking about the way forward.

With the failure of "Alien Battlefield", the road of mainstream commercial films has been cut off, and I can only return to the road of independent literary films, which is not easy to walk, especially as a failed returner.

Fortunately, she still has an insurance, a snatched film!

The test screening of "Black Swan" has a very good reputation, September is the Venice Film Festival, this film will first go to the Venice Film Festival to be gilded, and then move to Toronto, Canada, after earning enough reputation and fame, and then turn back to Hollywood, aiming at the North American awards season, and the ultimate goal is the Oscar Best Actress Little Golden Man!

The goals and plans were all set, and she worked hard to get them.

But to make it happen? Natalie Portman knows how difficult it is, even if she's Jewish, even if she's sold people for fifteen years, she still only has a chance of winning?

No one can guarantee an Oscar, not even Harvey Weinstein.

Natalie Portman knows this very well, so what she has to do is increase her chances of winning the award and increase the stakes for Best Actress.

At this moment, her idea of being born at the premiere was even more determined.

Originally, she was a little hesitant, but now there is no way back, even if she gets a nomination for an Oscar for Best Actress, it can be a huge help to her sharply declining career.

So, she needs a child and needs to take a child to the Oscars!

The whole society sympathizes with pregnant women, and they all have special special qualities for pregnant women, even in Hollywood circles, they are imperceptibly affected, as long as she can appear in front of the media with a big belly during the awards season, she will definitely enjoy preferential treatment beyond ordinary people.

Of course, this can't be an illegitimate child, the father of the child should be clear, and it is better to be engaged.

Otherwise, it's not an advantage, it's a scandal.

It's June, and there's still half a year left until the next awards season, December, which is just the right time, six months is enough to make the belly very conspicuous.

"Pregnant women are given preferential treatment by the whole society. Natalie Portman said with a hint of disdain in her voice, "Is it hard to lie down and spread your legs?"

A child is a must! And what about the father of the child? Darren Aronofsky, of course, who is dating.

Thinking of this, she took out her mobile phone and made a call, asking, "Darren, where are you? Why haven't you arrived yet?"

Fifteen minutes later, Darren Aronofsky walked into the suite, and Natalie Portman crushed Darren Aronofsky like a predatory wolf.

"Wait, I didn't bring ......"

Darren Aronofsky couldn't finish his sentence when he was interrupted by Natalie Portman, "No, I'm on safe right now. ”

She calculated the day, and today is not a safe period.

Natalie Portman is moving frantically, and her head is still thinking about gains and losses.

A child with Darren Aronofsky, looking at it now, can bring her at least two major benefits.

One is to enter the awards season with a big belly and become a bargaining chip for the awards, and the other is to tie up Darren Aronofsky and let this guy focus on serving himself for at least a few years.

It is really rare to find such a young director who is very well received by the profession.

As for the previous partner Brad Pitt, who cares if he lives or dies!

Brad Pitt was sad, from the moment the box office statistics of "Alien Battlefield" came out, he knew that he was going to be finished, and when he saw the box office data of the first weekend, he was completely sure that he was finished.

Even if God comes, it won't save the box office of "Alien Battlefield".

Because he got not only North American box office statistics, but also overseas box office, in more than 70 countries and overseas regions that were released simultaneously, "Alien Battlefield" only got more than 22 million US dollars.

John Carter on Mars came to Earth not only to adapt to the soil and water, but also to be seriously ill and dying.

The loan arrears of "Cloud Atlas" have not been repaid, and they originally expected "Alien Battlefield" to be a box office hit, and then make up for the deficit caused by "Cloud Atlas", but not only could not make up the shortfall, but also incurred even more huge losses.

Those who entered the market through formal film investment channels can say that since he is not happy, those people are unlucky.

The point is still debt.

Thinking about the loans borrowed and mortgaged by the two projects, the huge sum of more than $180 million with principal and interest, is simply not something he can block.

Plan B can't be saved, and you can file for bankruptcy, after all, it's a company, just give it to the bank.

But the loan secured by Plan B was not enough, and he personally borrowed and mortgaged nearly 100 million US dollars, and now he is really going bankrupt?

Thinking of the horror of bankruptcy and the miserable life of Nicolas Cage being forced into debt by creditors, Brad Pitt's body trembled slightly.

If everything had happened, he would be far more miserable than Nicolas Cage.

Nicolas Cage has fully proven himself in business, there are still many people who like him, and he has been starring in some independent literary films, his reputation is very good, but the commercial value is limited, and he has messed up the three projects of "Troy", "Cloud Atlas" and "Alien Battlefield" one after another, except for those shoddy B-grade films, who would dare to find him?

"We can't let that happen. Brad Pitt said to himself, "We must not let this happen!"

He climbed up from the bottom of Hollywood and knows how painful it is to live without money, fame, and status.

Who's going to save him? Who's going to pull him? Brad Pitt looked at the small bar in the living room, where Angelina Jolie was sitting and drinking.

"Julie. Brad Pitt walked over, picked up a cup, and placed it in front of Julie, "Pour a glass." ”

Angelina Jolie took one look at him and poured him a small half glass of vodka, Brad Pitt took it and drank it all, the fiery alcohol not only irritated his mouth and stomach, but also gave him great courage.

"I had a little bit of a hard time. Brad Pitt knew that Angelina Jolie was worth at least tens of millions, "Julie, can you help me?"

Angelina Jolie suddenly laughed, how could she not know about Brad Pitt's recent affairs? Pete died by himself, do you want her to die with her?

If she has no money, who will support so many sons and daughters?

Sure enough, it was a mistake to be with such an irresponsible man.

"Julie!" Brad Pitt said again.

Angelina Jolie raised her hand to stop him from continuing, picked up the glass in front of her, drank the wine inside, and made a final decision.

"Let's break up. She said it calmly.

Only after a breakup can you have happiness.