Dorothy White is only 36 years old this year, and she is still a rising star in the field of public relations that relies on connections, qualifications, and experience, but the truth is that she has been rolling in Hollywood PR circles for nearly eight years, starting as an assistant serving tea and water, and gradually becoming a senior publicist at Slate PR - one of the top PR agencies in Hollywood.

Even within the Slate PR agency, Dorothy is a high-profile "newcomer", and the biggest names in her current role are Jennifer Aniston and Lee/Ann.

Cole and Dorothy are old friends, the two have worked together a few times, after Robert Downey Jr. came out of prison and was abandoned by his former agent, when Cole signed him under great pressure and worked with Dorothy, who had not been an official publicist for a long time, hoping to reverse Robert's career decline.

In fact, with the cooperation of the two people, Robert's work has indeed improved, not only taking on several movies at the same time, but also the image of the prodigal son who has reformed has gradually spread, but unfortunately, Robert self-destructed his future, even if the two of them tried their best, they were not able to pull him back from the edge of the cliff. Eventually, Robert forcibly terminated the cooperation contract.

Although the collaboration didn't work, both showed Hollywood their abilities and means, and the subsequent career development curves showed an upward trend. However, this is Hollywood, and if you want to really stand at the top of the pyramid of power, it is not enough to be "outstanding", they need to bring out a top artist like Tom Cruise, they need to push an artist to the first line, Cole is like this, Dorothy is like this.

Cole couldn't know more about Dorothy's abilities, as he pondered his options as a publicist. Cole had several different candidates in mind, but considering Lance's personality, he eventually dialed Dorothy's phone, and as for whether Dorothy could work with Lance, it was not something Cole could guarantee.

Publicists and agents alike, their collaboration with artists is a two-way street. The publicist chooses the artist, and the artist also chooses the publicist, seeking the most perfect cooperation plan.

"Lancelot-Strello." Cole skips the polite part because he knows that time is money for a PR person like Dorothy, and they like to be straightforward and quick to talk; What's more, he doesn't have time to go around with Dorothy right now.

Sure enough, Dorothy's breath paused. Then he chewed gum twice, "I'm listening." ”

Relying on the "City of God" to win three Oscars, Lance is undoubtedly the hottest potential stock in Hollywood, many brokerage companies and public relations companies have locked their focus on Lance, but the real choice of people is still limited, on the one hand, everyone is still waiting, after all, "City of God" is a foreign language film, is an independent work, every year into the sight of a lot of independent directors, but there are not many real development potential; On the one hand, Lance has never had the intention. Doing everything is hands-on, which makes it difficult for both agents and PR people to intervene.

However, after the premiere of "The Day After Tomorrow" came out at the box office. Langston became the hot Apple, and almost everyone wanted to take a bite of it. But Lance is like an impregnable wall, if not leaky, but almost, he is absent from most of the film's publicity and concentrates on the preparation of the next work. is as low-key as an invisible person, and this habit almost follows the stinky temper of independent directors, which really makes many people retreat - they are businessmen after all, and it is impossible to argue with their artists about how unpopular the next work will be every time.

Dorothy is also on the sidelines, in fact, she is very optimistic about Lance. In her opinion, Lance is a handsome guy, and just one stop in front of the camera is enough to become the dream lover of countless women; At the same time, Lance's willingness to take over the "day after tomorrow" means that he is not averse to commercial films, and the future development is full of countless possibilities, which means that as a publicist, she can show her strength in Lance.

However, Lance's stubbornness and assertiveness are indeed a very difficult problem. So Dorothy didn't make a move for a long time, she once considered matching up with Jennifer Aniston, meeting and talking directly with Lance once, and then making a judgment; But this is not an easy task, because the confrontation between "the day after tomorrow" and "Troy" is in an uproar, and Jennifer is not willing to cross Brad Pitt to match Lance in such a sensitive period, after all, Jennifer and Lance cannot be regarded as personal friends.

Now, the opportunity has actually taken the initiative to send it to the door! So, did she take over or refuse?

Dorothy's mind was turbulent, but she didn't show any emotion on the surface, just motioned for Cole to continue, "Today's 'Los Angeles Times' reported on Lance and Kayla's affair, and I need the media's attention to focus on them, or to lead to 'King Arthur'. Cole simply expressed what he meant, how to communicate with the media, this is the job of a publicist, not his.

Dorothy frowned slightly, Cole's words were full of loopholes, and there were many unreasonable things in them, "What does this mean?" Does it mean to get rid of Lance? Make people realize that this is just dating, not dating? Or shift the focus to Kayla's initiative? "It's a very interesting thing that the direction of public opinion is based on facts, and it only takes a little subjective guidance to bring out completely different results.

Cole considered his thoughts, and thought about it seriously, he couldn't tell Dorothy everything—not to mention that he didn't know the whole picture, but he couldn't say nothing, "No, you should know that Lance is currently working on a new film, right?" "It's not a secret in the first place," I don't want the media to focus on new works. This work needs a good creative environment. ”

Cole uses the first-person "I" here, and avoids Lance, which leaves room for manoeuvre, and if Lance and Dorothy don't come to a partnership, he can take the blame on himself and avoid the possibility of things getting worse.

Dorothy sniffed out countless possibilities from this simple sentence, but she knew that this was not the best time to explore, not to mention, she needed to filter what Cole said, so she might as well find out for herself, "What good can I get?" "Dorothy has no intention of being polite.

"A letter of nomination to Lance." Cole's answer was even simpler, directly shirking all responsibilities and letting Dorothy focus his attention on Lance, after all, the final decision on whether to choose to cooperate with Dorothy is also in Lance's hands, and he is only acting as an introducer at most.

Dorothy thought for a moment, stopped chewing, sat in the boss's chair and spun around, and was silent for about two seconds before she spoke again, "Give me five minutes, and I'll call you back right away." ”

After hanging up the phone, Dorothy immediately picked up the phone book on the table, quickly dialed the phone, called one after another, and after making more than a dozen calls in a row, Dorothy looked at the notebook on her desktop, which briefly recorded all the important information, but she found that she did not have much useful information sorted out.

First, the crew of "Borrowing a Knife to Kill" is really low-key, so low-key that almost no one notices the start of filming of this work, Dorothy heard that Tom Cruise took over a new movie, but she didn't expect it to be "Borrowing a Knife to Kill", as if this work has completely disappeared.

Second, the scandal between Lance and Kayla is really sensational, and the two fresh faces who have risen strongly in the past year have actually come together, and the hot agenda dù can even rival the banging breakup of Ben-Affleck and Jennifer-Lopez at the beginning of the year. Especially recently, "The Day After Tomorrow" and "King Arthur" are still in theaters, and the influence has become even stronger after the scandal broke out.

Third, Dorothy accidentally learns that Dylan Wilde, the paparazzi who filmed the scandal, has left Los Angeles, and no one knows where he is going, and no one has been able to contact him. This is a very strange detail, and although Dorothy has been trying to ignore this information and turn her mind to the scandal itself, the woman's intuition has always felt that things are not as simple as they seem. The problem is that almost all people in the industry believe that the outbreak of this scandal is an accident, including Cole's tone just now, and everyone is excitedly trying to verify the truth.

Dorothy found this interesting, and aside from her professional stance as a publicist, she became a little curious about Lance. Is Lance a low-key professional independent filmmaker? Or a grandiose vase icon? Or is it ...... A chess game controller with scheming, means, ambition and city?

After a little thought, Dorothy decided not to wait and see, and to act immediately! Her instincts told her that this would be an opportunity, and that she would regret it later if she missed it.

So, Dorothy immediately dialed Cole's mobile phone number, and after a while, Cole answered, "I think we can start to relive the good old days together." Dorothy didn't talk any nonsense, and directly completed the catch and achieved a touchdown, which made Cole on the other end of the phone smile, and Dorothy then said, "So, where the hell is Lance now?" I need to arrange for him to meet with reporters, and then try my best to keep the situation under control. ”

In order to solve the problem as best she can, Dorothy must start a conversation with Lance, on the one hand, to understand the ins and outs of the matter, and at the same time to understand Lance's thoughts; On the one hand, it is to negotiate a correct solution, and then go to the reporter to put on a play. Since she and Lance had not officially met, it was clearly not the best choice to make a phone call to complete their first collaboration between the two of them.

Cole gritted his teeth, then closed his eyes helplessly and rubbed his temples, "I don't know where he is." (To be continued.) )

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