Chapter 180: Breaking Through the Demons
North American box office for a week
July 2-July 8, 2004 -
Movies - Ranking - Number of Weeks - Number of Theaters / Change - Average - Box Office of the Week - Total Box Office -
1st place - 1st week - 4,152 - 35,405 - 147,002,059 - 211,257,583-
12th place - week 6 - 1015 (-74) - 4,583 - 4,651,745 - 31,065,762-
16th place - week 4 - 142 (+69) - 8,412 - 1,194,442 - 2,425,593
The box office of 30 million in the sixth week is really gratifying, but the number of theaters has also begun to decline, and the average number of single theaters is also declining step by step, which shows that its box office peak has passed, and the rest is the tail part.
And it's gradually shining brightly, the film critics are controversing, but young people are very fond of it! This cult film, which costs only $400,000, is unexpectedly rising, making the media shout strange things! Strange film, strange success!
25-year-old Jared Hess and 24-year-old Jalutha Hess, the young couple are starting to get a lot of attention, and at their age, they are also prodigies in the film industry!
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On the 11th, Lily returned from Geneva, Switzerland, to her hometown of Chiswick in London, England, to spend a few days with her grandmother before returning to the United States.
The Collins family's connection to the arts and entertainment industry began with 91-year-old Joan Collins, a well-known theater agent and a film and television industry that discovered the once-smash hit child star Jack Walder (nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor at the age of 16).
Wald was playing football with Phil at the time, and Joan, who had come to see her son play, also discovered future ace host and actor Keith Chegwyn, and of course Phil, who was her son's former agent and producer.
She has a daughter and two sons, the eldest daughter Carofen Collins is also an agent and actress, the younger son Clive Collins is a cartoonist whose satirical cartoons are popular in the UK, and the eldest son, Phil, who has been obsessed with drumming since childhood, has become a rock star.
Although she is 91 years old, Joan is still strong and vigorous, and when she saw her favorite granddaughter Lily coming back, the old man's spirit was even better, but she didn't see the bastard son, and she suddenly became a little angry: "Didn't Phil come back with you?"
Lily took her grandmother's hand and walked together to the elegant back garden of this old British house, and replied with a smile: "He has gone to the United States, he has to be busy with some work, and he will come back in two or three days." "It's not surprising to her that it's not him if Dad isn't busy.
"Work, work again. The old grandmother was helpless and angry, and Lily hurriedly smiled pleadingly: "Dad's cousin has been very good recently, it should be really urgent, he went in a hurry." ”
"Lily, you should stay in England this summer, grandma is reluctant to let you go. The old man said like a child. The pair of heroic thick eyebrows frowned, and Lily was a little embarrassed: "I like it here, but I and Wei, my boyfriend, we have travel plans...... Grandma, I'm sorry. ”
The old man laughed: "Grandma teased you, I will keep you until the 15th, hehehe, that lucky boy." ”
"Haha. Lily smiled too, sticking out her tongue playfully, "I'm a lucky girl, too." ”
"It's good, it's great. Joan looked at her granddaughter's sweet smile and was very happy, "Grandma has lived to this age, and she always has some eyes for people, and I think it's very good." ”
"Yes, he is. Lily's smile grew sweeter.
......
"Why are you so stupid, it disappoints me, this tune is noise! It's not even grumpy rock, it's noise. ”
"Old fellow, I want to talk to you about storyboards!"
"You have the ability to sing your storyboard to Lily on the phone. ”
"Who knows? Maybe in another 10 or 20 years, there will be that kind of wireless communication technology?"
"Or you can just get this song right now!"
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On the morning of the 12th, Lily rode her bicycle through the streets of Chiswick alone, and London was more classic and quiet than Los Angeles, with leisurely pedestrians and changeable weather, permeating the whole city with a relaxed atmosphere. She likes the feeling, the red phone booths, the red mailboxes, the bookstores and newsstands everywhere.
She misses the people in Los Angeles and enjoys her time in London, and she feels that her roots are here, British food, British accents......
Because she wanted to see today's news, she rode to a small newsstand on the street in front of her, got off the car and parked it, she went up to get a copy, and was about to pay the owner of the newspaper kiosk in the middle of the year, but her eyes caught a glimpse, and her heart was immediately stuffy, and she took a deep breath, settled the account, and turned to leave.
She suddenly widened her eyes, and somehow got the courage, turned around and took one, and checked out again.
Pedestrians on the street didn't notice that the thick-eyed girl wearing a blue bicycle helmet and pushing a cart forward had a very ugly face.
"If you sue me that you are drowning, I will not lend a hand. ”
"Our marriage has long been over, and your refusal to let go has made me feel tired and tired, and we are finished. ”
"Lily is mine, she likes me more than you, she likes Britain more than America! Give her to me, I'll give you some more divorce fees, you name it. ”
Damn bastard...... Why......
The bicycle stopped, Lily's eyes were a little red, and she picked up the one in her hand, and the pain and confusion in her eyes seemed to be tortured, and the greatest nightmare came up from the bottom of her heart, disgusting and terrible, as always.
Suddenly, she saw that the headline on the front page of the newspaper had changed, to the headline that she would never forget for the rest of her life, and which made her make a vow:
"Phil Collins abominable fax sue sù wife, divorce!"
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In 1993, one of the hottest and most exciting celebrity marriage and love events, which was also a social event, happened, and the "fax divorce" of rock star Phil Collins, a sensational rock star all over the world!
Phil Collins' married life has always been in the spotlight, and in 1975, at the age of 24, he married for the first time as a Canadian woman, Andrea Bertinelli, a Canadian woman with a daughter, who became her husband, Joli's stepfather, and the following year had a son, Simon.
However, the happiness of this marriage was very short-lived, from the official marriage to the official divorce, that is, only five years.
But the marriage broke down not because Collins was a bastard, not all, at that time he had just become the lead singer of the band Genesis, leading the band to the top, busy with touring, DJing and other work for a long time, and then returning home after a show, Collins found that Bertinelli was dating another man.
Outsiders have no way of knowing what the inside situation is, but the part of the two that is in the public eye is really not good-looking.
Although Collins later recalled his first marriage, he always reflected on himself and said that he had his own responsibilities, and if he was not too busy with work and did not take care of his family, he would never have done so. At the time, Collins wrote angrily, and because of the long battle over the custody of the two children, he scolded her for "poisoning the children's minds", she called him "a disgusting hypocrite", and finally both children went to Bettinelli, and Collins did not have to give her a dime for divorce.
A few months after the divorce, reporters found out that Collins had a new love, an American woman, Jill Taverman.
Phil Collins and Jill Taverman's love and marriage were so sweet at the beginning, even the outside world was very optimistic, the two got married in 1984, and had a daughter Lily in 1989, and the two even published photos of Lily's newborn baby to the media to show happiness.
Later, the continued happiness gave Collins the nickname and image of "Mr. Nice-Guy", and during that time, it was a happy family.
But the word forever is not Collins style, in 1991, when Lily was more than two years old, the paparazzi photographed "Mr. Yes" cheating! This guy suddenly rekindled with his old teenage lover! Although this crazy passionate relationship ended soon, he had already smashed his image of a good man with his own hands.
Faced with her husband's cheating, Jill Taverman showed an attitude of reconciliation and nostalgia, and on that occasion, she did not say anything, did not blame her husband or anything. So the outside world gave her the praise of "perseverance", "strength" and "virtuousness", this is a woman who is as hard as steel and as gentle as water.
Two years later, however, she swallowed the bitter fruit she had planted with her own hands.
In 1993, Phil Collins cheated again! Paparazzi photographed him dating a young Asian woman who later became his third wife, Orian Sevi.
The whole world was shocked, and the entertainment page of the media was completely taken over by this bastard, what is going on!
According to Collins, "Tavorman and I were already in the process of divorce a few months before we met Orion, and from then on we lived our own 'independent lives.'" He also said that love was so sudden, that he went to Switzerland for a performance, and that Orion was the staff member who picked him up, and that he fell in love with her at first sight and began to pursue her violently.
The media didn't think it was a big deal, and they speculated, will they get divorced this time? Or is it like two years ago, Collins played for a while and then retracted, and Tavorman forgave him?
Jill Tawoman, the strong woman who initially continued to maintain a dignified silence, is still trying to win back her husband's heart and save the marriage.
But...... Collins was determined to get a divorce, and during the time of separation, he continued to be in love with Orion, and their dating photos were put on the front pages of major media outlets, and it was impossible for him not to know how uncomfortable it was to be with his wife of 13 years, but this bastard didn't care.
Taverman couldn't have taken it anymore, and according to Collins later, "I just told her how I felt, but she didn't want to talk to me anymore, and she asked me to write it down to her." I did so, wrote it down and faxed it to her, and each letter was sent out on a machine and not in an envelope. ”
At that time, there was no developed Internet in later generations, and there was no need for mobile phone text messages, and fax was the only way to communicate remotely by text.
As for what they said back and forth, no one knows, and no outsiders will know about the whole thing.
But a few months later, when Collins was performing in Germany, he said, "I tried to get Lily again, but Jill was so angry that she kept hanging up on me, so I sent her a fax." It made headlines the next day, and it was misread...... I'm not trying to tell her how much I hate her, it's just that things have long since become an uncontrollable snowball, and I'm still pushing it. ”
Jill Taverman, at last, spoke up, known as "terrible rage," and she gave a vicious fax from Collins to the reporter.
if-you-told-me-you-were-drowning,i-would-not-lend-a-hand...... i-sid-i-tired......
Tavorman told reporters, "His words prove that he is no longer the man I married, and that everything he does is so vicious, it's like a giant soap opera, and Phil is about to start performing." She was furious, and she didn't care about it in order to get Lily, or maybe faxing this kind of hard evidence was her bureau in the first place?
"Fax Divorce", headlines around the world for entertainment news!
The details of the divorce of this couple who once loved each other and now turn against each other, their attacks, betrayals, cheats, angers, ugliness...... Entertainment headline maker qì!
Not only them, but also their daughter Lily, the paparazzi did not let go of the 4-year-old girl, she would be filmed by groups of reporters from afar when she went to and from school, Tavorman couldn't stand it, and neither could the children.
Collins had the ridiculous idea that he didn't become a god, hoping that he would publish "official" street photos by asking photographers to take regular photos of Lily to meet the public's attention to her, and the paparazzi would not bother her.
No one listened to him.
The end result was that Tavorman got Lily and a divorce fee of 17 million euros at the time, and Collins got a bad reputation as "the most hated man in rock 'n' roll".
The divorce was officially completed in 1996, and in 1999, Phil Collins and Orian got married and gave a song "You'll-Be-In-My-Heart" to their daughter Lily.
The bastard Collins really has the ability to coax women, although he and his ex-wife will make a lot of trouble when they divorce, but in the end he and they can be friends again, and even sometimes bring the children out to meet for a meal, which makes the outside world very surprised, but I don't know if the scars in the hearts of young children can also heal?
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Streets of London, 2004.
Lily's red eyes were full of tears, and she suddenly said "no", put back the tears, and said to herself: "It's 2004, it's different, it's different!" Look at the publication date of this newspaper, July 12, 2004!
But it's not her father, she's not a mother, every love is different, and those ugly bastards are a thing of the past......
"It's different!" she said more and more resolutely, and looked around again, there were no paparazzi following her in the distance to take pictures, and no passers-by looking at her with strange eyes and talking about something.
The youthful face gradually showed a smile, raised his eyebrows, heroic posture, and felt an unprecedented comfort in his heart, and the nightmare finally dissipated!
Lily looked at the one in her hand again, she was not afraid and stuffy, she smiled disdainfully, pushed her bicycle to a black trash can in front of her, threw the whole newspaper that had not been opened into it, and couldn't help laughing, "I'm free! I'm not afraid, I believe it!"
Yes, I believe it......
Suddenly, as if she had come to her senses, Lily had a decision. Since falling in love, the more she likes it, the more abnormal her brain becomes, thinking about managing a relationship and prolonging the vitality of love smarter than her mother and everyone else...... But it's just complicating things and just trying to mess things up.
She didn't need to do that, she understood, what she needed to do most was, as Jory said, believe!
Only by believing now can we create a better future together!
Lily looked up at the clear blue sky, turned her head to look at the double-decker red buses passing in the outer lane, looked at the pedestrians, her smile became brighter and brighter, and she was full of impulses, she really wanted to go back to the United States immediately!
After she goes back, she wants to confess to Wei and tell him, I want to be your girlfriend, I want you to be my boyfriend......!
But I love you!