Chapter 52: Invitation
"Yesterday evening, at a charity dinner at the Beverly Hills Hilton, Tom Cruise had a verbal altercation with Ryan Jenkins and Nicole Kidman, and the incident began when Mr. Cruise publicly questioned Ryan Jenkins' work as ghostwriting, and in order to prove his innocence, Ryan was inspired by Fox TV's "March 30 Memorabilia" program, which dictated a script based on the 1981 assassination of President Reagan......"
Ryan lay crooked on the couch and switched to another TV station, which was a midday talk show.
"Ryan Jenkins is a genius, but no one knows to what extent he is a genius, and the admirable Mr. Tom Cruise, with a fearless spirit of sacrifice, let the people of the United States see how the super genius writes the amazing scene of the script! At the same time, Mr. Cruise also staged a clown burlesque for everyone. ”
The host pointed to some photos taken at the scene, talked eloquently, and gave all kinds of sarcastic language to Tom Cruise.
"Hey, is this true? I've heard that the latest computer jishu is capable of compositing pictures? His partner was extremely cooperative and made a questioning voice.
"Okay. To gag you like Ryan gags Tom Cruise, let's take a look at the footage from the scene. ”
Next, there are edited images, from the verbal confrontation between the two in the lounge to Ryan's crazy performance, which all appeared on the TV screen.
"Honey, don't look at it, you still look very bad." Nicole took the remote control and turned off the TV.
"My brain is blank, and it looks like I'm overusing it." Ryan rubbed the corners of his forehead gently, soothing the slight headache, it really took too much energy last night, and he didn't want to do this crazy scene again.
However, no one should dare to openly question him in the future, and just this morning, NBC TV set aside a special time slot to broadcast the full version of the video, and you can imagine what kind of impact it will bring.
The tabloids that attacked him turned their guns one after another, and ready-made targets were sent to the door, how could they let them go, all kinds of language attacking Tom Cruise came out, as for Ryan, they almost praised him to the sky, these guys, as long as they can earn eyeballs, they don't care who the star who criticizes is or who the star who is touted.
It's only been half a day, and all the chaotic opinions and voices have jumped out, of course, the media seems to have a tacit understanding, and they all have a unified voice, criticizing Tom Cruise for not being a human being, and praising the boy without a trace.
"I highly recommend that Miss Nicole Kidman take Ryan Jenkins to get an IQ test, and you'll definitely get a staggering number!" This was the appeal made in a column by a reporter who was on the scene last night.
Fortunately, it is not the Internet era yet, otherwise it may not be what will happen, especially the fans on both sides, who will definitely fight.
Nicole took the newspaper from the couch aside, sat down, put her arm around Ryan's shoulder, and gently rubbed the corners of his forehead for him, what this little guy did last night was crazy.
Frankly, if Ryan hadn't stopped her, she really wanted to slap Tom Cruise twice and blatantly bully a child, and he would be embarrassed to do it? Well, Ryan didn't act like a kid at all.
"Are you better?" She asked softly.
"Much better, Nicole, your hands are like magic." Ryan grabbed one of her hands and pressed it against her face.
Having said that, his eyes were slightly distracted, as if he was thinking about something, and Nicole sighed, he really could wander at any moment.
"Ryan, it's time to go back to your room and change your clothes, Gerald and Whitney Houston should be there soon."
"Okay." Ryan looked at the loungewear on his body, and could only sway up the stairs.
After coming back last night, although he was very tired, he looked excited, and it was difficult to sleep, and as long as he remembered that handsome face, he wanted to pour a bottle of concentrated sulfuric acid on it.
Of course, this can only be imagined, he doesn't want to go to prison for a few years.
He's definitely not going to leave it at that, yes! He doesn't have any confidence against Tom Cruise now, but he has an advantage that no one else has.
In his previous life, because of Nicole Kidman's relationship, he had seen almost all of Tom Cruise's works, and the next few years were the key stages for him to leapfrog from superstar to the four kings of Hollywood.
Ryan's plan is very simple, take a salary from the bottom of the kettle and take away his works, "The Heroes of the Righteous Sea", "Sugar-Coated Trap", "Night Interview with Vampires", "Mission Impossible", "Magnolia" and so on are destined to change the actor in this life!
Don't think that these movies will be finished without him, sometimes it is indeed the actor who makes the role, but in 99.99% of the cases, it is the role that makes the actor, here is Hollywood, no one can not be replaced, even if it is him Ryan Jenkins!
"Earth Ambition" and "Eyes Wide Open" are still yours! Actually, I'm very generous, aren't I? Ryan smiled contemptuously.
In fact, he knows very well that even without these movies, as long as Tom Cruise still has box office appeal, he can still take on other films, and it may not really sink.
But if he denigrated his most important person so much, Ryan would definitely be tortured at night if he didn't retaliate.
Ryan scratched his head as he looked at Gerald and Whitney Houston coming hand in hand, and it was clear that the two men must have reached some agreement.
Together with Nicole, they and Kinsley were taken to the reception room, and after taking their seats, Gerald had his assistant hand over a file bag to the boy.
"Ryan, here's the script, I've got people sort it out."
Opening the file bag, Ryan quickly flipped through it, the script was a printed version, and the plot he retold was not missing.
"Xiexie, Mr. Gerald."
"That's right." Gerald pointed to Houston, "If I'm not mistaken, you like Whitney for the role of Rachel?" ”
"Yes." Ryan nodded, "Actually, in the process of conception, I had such an idea that I should let a real-life diva-level singer play Rachel, and the only one who meets this condition is Miss Houston." ”
"Can this script be handed over to Warner?" Gerald was clearly a happy businessman, "Whitney has always been a pleasure working with us. ”
Cooperate? Ryan pouted secretly, who didn't know that Whitney Houston was now a singer under Sony Records.
"Are there any difficulties? If you have one, you can mention it. "The other party made it clear that he was not afraid that you had the conditions, but he was afraid that you would not say the conditions.
"Mr. Gerald, I think you've read the script." Seeing the other nod, Ryan continued, "This script is incomplete, and I improvised it, there are a lot of plots that need to be added and revised, and the songs that Rachel sings, I need time to write. ”
"We can wait." It looks like Warner is sincere.
"This script can work with you." Ryan made a verbal promise, anyway, this is something that belongs to Warner, "The specific cooperation methods and conditions will be discussed with you after I finish the script." ”
"That'...... All right. Gerald could only nod his head, and then said, "Also, I'd like to invite you to audition for Warner Records." ”
"Forget it."
Seeing that the other party was about to speak, Ryan had no choice but to say, "I'm sorry, I promised Hollywood Records that if I want to develop in music, I will give them priority." ”
Gerald said a few more words, and Ryan refused under the pretext of keeping his promise, and indeed as he said, in this circle, reputation is very important, and it is a virtue to keep one's word.
In the next few days, the villa was harassed by reporters, and even a TV station drove the OB truck directly to the opposite side of the villa in order to grab the news.
It's a pity that these people have signed strict confidentiality contracts, and if they don't want to pay for their bankruptcy, it's best to keep their mouths shut.
Ryan doesn't care, he won't get bored if he doesn't go out for a month, not to mention, the script of "Bodyguard" must be revised, and the songs in it still need to be written, the songs in the movies in his previous life, he only remembers the two songs "I.Will.Always.Love.You" and "I.Have.Nothing".
The others, he didn't bother to recall, and decided to replace them with originals, which can be regarded as a test of the songs he wrote, anyway, with those two songs, the movie won't have big problems.
But this situation is bound to not last long, he can not go out, but Nicole cannot.
There are also many newspapers, magazines and TV programs that have sent out interviews, and Kinsley has received a thick stack of invitations.
"Ryan, the best solution is to have a joint interview or go on a TV show." Kingsley suggested. "You can't never keep talking, and we have to fight back because Tom Cruise is doing PR to the media."
"Fight back?" Ryan scratched his head, the video footage was ironclad evidence, and Tom Cruise had a hundred mouths to distinguish, and he couldn't run away with comments about bullying the small and having a bad character.
"Okay." Kinsley sighed, "Even if you don't care, you have to think about Nicole, she has a lot of paparazzi everywhere she goes now, which seriously affects her normal work." ”
"That's right." Ryan put down the pen in his hand and finally looked up from the desk, "And what good advice do you have?" ”
Billy Kingsley was clearly prepared and handed over an invitation, "NBC's new evening talk show, don't worry, you don't have to go to New York, they have a studio in Burbank." ”
Ryan took it and glanced at it, sweating profusely in an instant, the name of the show turned out to be "Face to Face"! No matter how you look at it, it looks like the style of a certain vision.
…… In the past few days, I have started to lose sleep, and my mind is full of thoughts, is there a tendency to go crazy...... Ask for collection~~Ask for recommendation~~