Brad Pitt stood up, walked to the dressing mirror, carefully looked at the bow tie, always felt a little crooked, couldn't help but raise his hands to adjust carefully, but no matter how he adjusted, he always felt that it was still not right, and finally simply pulled the bow tie irritably, and directly untied it, ready to retie it.

George Clooney, who was sitting on the sofa, looked at the irritable Brad, gently rubbed the neat stubble of his chin, and said with a hint of banter in his words, "Why bother yourself? ”

Brad lifted his chin high, started to tie his bow tie again, and rolled his eyes in annoyance, "Because you're not the bad man who was condemned." ”

George tugged at the corners of his mouth, revealing a nonchalant arc, "I told you a long time ago, marriage is not trustworthy." George ended his first marriage in 1993 and declared himself celibate after that, "So, Jennifer still doesn't accept your apology?" God, it's been months! ”

"Fourth month." Brad knew he shouldn't answer, but in the face of his old friend, he still said it subconsciously.

"Jesus Christ, I feel like forty years have passed." George teased mercilessly.

In the past few months, under the promotion of Diorama Pictures, the "Sahara Cavalry" has finally gotten rid of its troubles, and the news about Matthew and Penelope has gradually calmed down, but the news about the two people planning to get engaged has occupied the media's attention, and then they are ready to start promoting the second wave of pre-publicity of the "Sahara Cavalry", and they are all on track.

However, the troubles of the "Sahara Cavalry" have been pushed on Brad, Angelina and Jennifer, especially when a person familiar with the matter broke the news that Jennifer had made up her mind to divorce and "fulfill" the bitter mandarin ducks, which almost detonated the anger of the majority of women in the United States, and concentrated all their firepower on Brad and Angelina - and the two of them accused each other of being the one who seduced/lured them first, and it didn't help.

Brad froze in place, his shoulders suddenly drooped, as if he was suddenly relieved, the whole person became listless, gave up the bow tie problem, and looked at George from the reflection in the dressing mirror, "Jennifer's lawyer sent the divorce agreement over. ”

A person in the know was just rightly stunned, and then sighed lightly, "So, what did you decide to do?" ”

"You can't get a divorce." Brad shook his head, "My team said that if I nodded and agreed to the divorce now, things would have gotten worse, and my image project would have been ruined. I don't want to be Robert Downey Jr. ”

"Have you ever considered that after the divorce, concentrate on managing the relationship with Angelina, and when the turmoil subsides, people will gradually accept you - as long as you can stabilize and slowly turn around the media image? You know, this is America, and everybody is free to choose. George gave his opinion in a serious manner.

Brad let out a long breath, "This is the last step, and I still need to try to make amends before that." Brad smiled charmingly at George, "You know, at least create the image of a good man." Then he pouted and nodded his head indiscriminately, "Then, I need to communicate with Angelina, this disaster should be over." ”

"So, was it you who was the first to get involved, or was it her?" George asked curiously, but in exchange for a roll of Brad's eyes, he replied directly, "Grass/you!" George hooked the corners of his mouth nonchalantly, but it made Brad even more dissatisfied, "Do you know that your smile is exactly the same as Lancelot's?" This time it was George's turn to roll his eyes speechlessly, "Perhaps, you should go and support your best friend, he should be much cleaner there." ”

"Hey, Lance has nothing to do with your disaster, and I don't have to, there's no need to aim your guns at us. You don't deal with him, but he's my friend, and I don't intend to get caught between you. George raised his hands and made a gesture of surrender, making his position clear. The truth of his relationship with Lance is known to no one except the accomplices of Diorama Pictures, and the secret must always be a secret. "However, don't worry, at today's premiere, no one will mention it, and you see that those lively remarks have not been mentioned again."

Today is the day of the simultaneous premiere of "Murder with a Knife" and "Ocean's Twelve", the recent craze not only did not warm up, but became more and more intense with the advancement of time, Warner Bros. and Paramount obviously did not mean to stop it, on the contrary, they continued to fan the flames on the side, with this momentum, the exposure of the work was amplified to the extreme, which is a win-win situation.

As for the outcome of the duel - the brave wins!

There was a knock on the door, and George turned his head to look at the door, "It should be someone else who has arrived." Then he raised his voice and said, "Come in, the door is unlocked." ”

As soon as the door opened, Ryan and Tucker walked in one after another - "Ocean's Twelve" was a project that Diorama Pictures and Warner Bros. continued to work on, and it was only natural that they would be here.

"Where's Jason?" George looked behind him, only to see that one was missing.

"......," Tucker glanced at Ryan before speaking, "He's behind Matt and Julia. Ryan picked up the conversation and said with a smile, "They are discussing the possibility of filming 'Ocean's Thirteen.'" ”

"This movie has not been released, and I am already looking forward to the next one, so full of confidence?" Brad sneered in a weird way.

Ryan and Tucker were both stunned and looked at George, who waved his hand, "Ignore him, he's worried about being targeted by the media at the premiere now." In the past few months, except for the first time, Brad has actually been hiding from the media - including Angelina and Jennifer, and the so-called media scolding war is all between PR and telephone interviews. But at today's premiere, Brad couldn't miss - and Jennifer was reluctant to show affection on the red carpet with him, so his love was very irritable, and it continued to worsen as the time approached.

Tucker turned his head to look at Brad and said comfortingly, "Don't worry, the focus of the media has shifted now, and you know that the media group of people will not last more than one night." ”

"Who knows." Brad started to tie the bow tie again, but he was still quite irritable, "Perhaps, the media created the showdown between me and Lance on purpose to see me laugh." Everyone knows that in the summer vacation, I was a fiasco. ”

Brad's self-deprecation caused the temperature of the room to drop again, and Ryan and Tucker couldn't help but look at each other. George sighed lightly and stepped forward to make peace, "If you attend the premiere with such a sentiment, they don't need to spend any effort to provoke you at all." This sentence made Brad's hand stop, as if he had something to say, but this time he endured it, and George did not continue to persuade him, the recent bad things were indeed too tricky, but turned his head to look at Tucker, "The recent propaganda work is really wonderful!" I have to admire! ”

Tucker grinned, at first he thought that Lance was behind the scenes, and wanted to start the propaganda war again, but the lesson of "Troy" immediately alerted him - the overinvestment of the "Saharan Cavalry" had stretched the company to the limit, and they were now exhausted; What's more, "Killing with a Knife" and "Ocean's Twelve" were released on the same day, which can be said to be a life-and-death situation, which is even more dangerous than "Troy".

But with the advancement of time, Tucker found that this is just a network phenomenon, for this new thing everyone is in the exploration stage, Tucker is no exception, after several investigations, he gradually let down his guard, and joined Warner Bros. to push the momentum of "Ocean's Twelve" to the extreme, and firmly suppressed the "borrowing a knife to kill" head.

Indeed, it can be said that the results are remarkable.

"Yesterday, Jerry also told me that the box office of the premiere is very promising to hit 50 million, and when the time comes, you will definitely take the lead." George's praise doesn't end there, Jerry is referring to Jerry-Weintraub, the producer of "Ocean's Twelve", one of Hollywood's top producers and a producer of countless classics.

Tucker shook his head again and again, and said modestly, "Even if you want to be rewarded for meritorious deeds, you and Brad, Matt, and Steven, this is the most important thing." I'm just a behind-the-scenes propagandist. That being said, the smile on Tucker's face couldn't be stopped.

Ryan, who was standing next to him, also had a heartfelt smile on his face, even more excited than the "Rwanda Hotel" returning from Toronto. Different from "Troy" and "Sahara Cavalry", "Twelve Arhats" is currently the safest project of Diorama Pictures, and it can almost be said that it is a sure win.

On the one hand, this work is co-produced with Warner Bros., and the risk has been reduced by half; On the one hand, this is a sequel work, and the excellent box office table of the previous work, xiàn, already has a certain appeal; At the same time, don't forget that the cast lineup of the movie is so strong that it is against the sky, and almost every actor is a box office superstar alone, which also ensures the topicality and attraction of the movie.

Suddenly, Ryan recalled Jason's warning, "Haven't you all noticed the fiasco of 'Alexander the Great'?" ”

Just such a simple sentence made Ryan feel irritable. After returning from Morocco, Jason seemed to be a different person, full of negative energy, dissatisfied with many of the company's decisions, and the frequency of internal conflicts between the three of them was skyrocketing. This time too.

Thinking of this, Ryan's smile couldn't help but stiffen a little, and he raised his head to look at George, who raised his chin slightly, and looked up elegantly and gentlemanly to convey doubt, as if asking, "What's wrong?" ”

After a moment of hesitation, Ryan showed a smile and shook his head, "Just thinking, the preliminary preparations have been completed, now I will watch today's premiere, are you ready to fight?" ”

George's smile lifted slightly, then calmly retracted, "Of course." Always ready, he has been waiting for this day for a long time. (To be continued.) )