When it got dark, the black sedan drove through the gate.

Bruce parked the car and said to Martin in the back seat, "I'm going to find Kohler, and I'm not coming back tonight." ”

Martin reminded: "You can take whatever the gift is from the sponsor. ”

Bruce was not welcome, went to the garage to get a few things, got into a regular Ford, and went out of the house.

Elizabeth saw the gate closed, jumped up and flew at Martin.

Martin hurriedly picked her up, picked her up directly, and walked to the villa, during which he slapped her, which felt very good.

Elizabeth, who was at an energetic age, saw the pool in the vestibule and proposed, "Let's swim, and the fast swimmer will take the initiative tonight." ”

In October, the night was a little cold, and Martin patted her again: "Not at night, the water is too cold, and my pool has no heating function." ”

Elizabeth has lived in good conditions since she was a child, and asked directly: "Isn't there an indoor pool?" ”

Martin was not embarrassed and said, "The house is a bit small, no. ”

Elizabeth put her hands around his neck: "Let's work together, and this will happen soon." ”

"Okay." Martin replied habitually, and then felt that something was not right.

Elizabeth offered to give a kiss, and the two became entangled as soon as they entered the villa.

The villa, which Lily came to clean every week, quickly became a mess, as if there was a world war.

It wasn't until she woke up the next morning that Elizabeth had time to visit Martin's house.

In the side bedroom on the second floor, she found an extremely feminine bedroom furnished.

"This is Lily's house, and my sister in Atlanta, who is studying in California, comes and lives sometimes," Martin said. ”

Elizabeth thought more: "I'm moving in with you?" ”

"After a while?" Martin was telling the truth: "You know, Benjamin's crew is going to shoot in the field soon, and they may not come back for a long time. ”

Elizabeth also got the role of the crew: "That's right, I'll talk about it when you come back." ”

Martin led her downstairs and said, "I'm looking for a new house, it's a bit small and has few facilities, you may not be used to it." ”

Elizabeth was very happy to hear Martin's words.

She thinks that part of the reason Martin said that finding a new house must be to take into account her living habits.

Compared to her own home where she has lived for ten years, it is indeed cramped here, and there are no conditions for swimming in the indoor pool, and the living room is not as big as her dining room.

Elizabeth grew up wealthy, but she also had an idea: "Looking for a good house, let's go see it together?" If you're tight on money, I still have some savings here. ”

Martin smiled and shook his head: "I can get paid tens of millions of dollars." ”

Elizabeth admired from the bottom of her heart: "Martin, you are amazing! ”

Martin dragged her to the basement storage room: "Here, I'll give you some goodies." ”

Elizabeth followed Martin to the storage room, where she saw Martin open a metal cabinet and take out several gift boxes.

Martin stuffed two for Elizabeth and said, "These are Lily's creations, one is her hand-carved clown statue, the other is a figurine, and it comes with two Australian Gulf crocodile tooth pendants." ”

Thinking of the trend of these flooding in Hollywood, he specially added: "I have given it to many friends and crew members, if you are interested, put it away." ”

Elizabeth opened it and looked at it carefully, and said, "It's beautiful, and I like it very much." ”

Martin opened the safe again, took out a mahogany gift box, opened it and lifted the black flannel, inside was a green bracelet given to him by Wu Maoting.

Elizabeth picked it up, and the bracelet was crystal clear under the light, and she couldn't help but say, "It's so beautiful." ”

Martin said, "I've got you, put it on." ”

Elizabeth wore it on her wrist.

After touring the house, Martin took Elizabeth out for breakfast, took her home first, and then came to Benjamin's studio.

As soon as she entered the front hall, the girl at the front desk of the crew came over and whispered, "Martin, have you seen it?" Our crew has big news. ”

Martin asked, "What's the situation?" ”

The girl's voice was lowered: "TMZ reported that Cate Blanchett took advantage of yesterday's incident to vent her resentment against the old white man, saying that Blanchett thought that she should win the best actress in 1999, not Gwyneth Paltrow, the bias of the old white man of the academy, which led to an upset." ”

Martin knew that Jody wouldn't disappoint.

From many news, he has already seen this, otherwise he would have let Bruce make a substitution.

Martin nodded: "Well done." ”

The girl smiled and said, "It's good to help you." ”

This front desk is one of the message collectors that Bruce helped Martin develop on the set.

Martin asked again, "Is Blanchett here today?" ”

"Nope." There's a lot of information at the front desk: "Blanchett is on leave. ”

Martin didn't care about that anymore and went to the VFX studio to start his work for the day.

…………

In a house in Santa Monica, Cate Blanchett flipped through the newspapers and magazines in front of her, all of which retweeted the latest entertainment news revealed by TMZ.

Among them is her angry rebuke of Nicholson.

Blanchett was furious: "It was Jack Nicholson who provoked me first, and if he hadn't gone too far, I wouldn't have said that, I was mad at him, and he provoked me again and again." ”

It's not just one time, it's from Toronto to Pinewood Studios to Los Angeles, and the emotions that are superimposed are out of control.

Actors are emotionally outgoing people, not to mention that the anger value has been superimposing.

Agent Helda Querly pressed down with both hands: "Kate, calm down, the problem now is not the cause of the incident. ”

Dana, the PR manager, pointed to the newspapers and magazines on the table: "Because TMZ was the first to disclose that print media such as The Hollywood Reporter and Entertainment Weekly did not follow the traditional procedure of saying hello to me or Querry beforehand, and now they are in the newspapers that can have a significant impact in the circle, we have to consider the consequences." ”

She took the notebook, opened the video on the TMZ, and showed it to Blanchett.

Blanchett said angrily: "Despicable and shameless! ”

"That's not the point." Dana played the most crucial sentences and circled media reports several times: "These words came out of your mouth, and the video proves it." ”

Blanchett gradually understood what Dana meant: "Nicholson provoked me to be angry and then deliberately misled me. ”

Dana shook her head: "What those people see with their eyes may not be the facts they understand, maybe they will think that Nicholson is showing love to you, and he is also putting on such a romantic posture, which is sincere." More importantly, Nicholson is an American, one of those old men, the old white men you scolded. And you, Kate, you're just an Aussie......"

Blanchett already wondered who the old men Dana was talking about.

Quillie continued: ""Queen Elizabeth 2" is about to start screenings, and you want to use this film to win the Oscar for Best Actress. ”

Dana proposed, "Kate, I suggest you make a public apology as soon as possible. ”

Blanche nodded: "Yes, I will apologize for not saying anything." ”

Dana suggested more than that: "And Nicholson. ”

"No, I never!" Blanchett simply couldn't accept it: "It's all Nicholson's choice." ”

Quillie also knew that the culprit of this incident was Nicholson, but most of the time things didn't go according to who was right and who was wrong, so she could only persuade: "Nicholson doesn't have any flirtatious words except to show love to you, and he doesn't have any deviant behavior." ”

Blanchett sadly found that this was the case, but she really couldn't accept it: "I can apologize publicly for my heated words, apologize to the group of old white men, and even say that I was wrong and ask them for forgiveness, but I can't accept an apology to Nicholson personally." ”

She simply used a trick: "I'm a woman, he's a man!" ”

Dana, who has been an entertainment PR manager for many years, knows the industry very well: "In most cases, this is very useful, but you are dealing with a more sensitive group that still holds the power of the academy. ”

Blanchett insisted: "I'd rather give up this Oscar." ”

"You give up, does the crew agree?" Querry reminded her of the seriousness of the matter: "The focus of this film is already on the Best Actress, and you voluntarily give up, what do Universal Pictures and various investment funds think?" Now that Hollywood is short of money, you may be blacklisted by some investment funds. ”

Blanchett's attitude did not let up in the slightest.

Querry was really a little anxious: "Kate, think about it, this is not an Oscar!" There are many actors who don't recruit the academy to be seen, have they really done something very excessive? It's just a casual few words, and the result? Held for many years. ”

She said some brutal truths: "You've always taken the art award route, and if the Oscar road is blocked, what are you going to do?" Do you have the charisma of Julia Roberts or Cameron Diaz? If you have, you don't have to worry about those old white men, you can still become a superstar. Once the path of art is cut off, your acting career will soon be over! ”

Blanchett bowed her head slightly, as if thinking about Querry's words.

Seeing that her attitude had softened, Dana quickly said: "As long as we remedy it in time, the matter will not be so serious, at most it will affect this award season." ”

Quillie said: "You have already won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, don't you want to win the Oscar for Best Actress?" Wait for you to add the queen, and you can find a way to fight back. ”

She gave an example: "Maybe by then, Nicholson will be as sloppy as Marlon Brando." ”

Blanchett let out a long breath, trying to exhale all the stuffiness in his chest.

Although Nicholson can't become the next Marlon Brando knowing that with Martin Davis and Leonardo around, what else can she do at this moment?

Could it be that accusing Nicholson of harassment completely offended the old white men's group?

Blanchett forcibly suppressed the unwillingness in his heart and said slowly: "Dana, please help me draft a speech and find a suitable time to face the media." ”

Dana said, "I'll do it." ”

Querry patted Blanchett's hand lightly: "A temporary grievance is for better development in the future." ”

(End of chapter)