When it got dark, the black car drove through the gate.
Bruce parked the car and said to Martin in the back seat: "I'm going to find Kohler. I won't be back tonight."
Martin reminded: "You can take whatever gifts the sponsors send you."
Bruce was not polite, went to the garage to get a few things, drove an ordinary Ford and left the house.
When Elizabeth saw the door closing, she jumped up and flew towards Martin.
Martin quickly caught her, picked her up and walked to the villa. He also slapped her in the face, which felt very good.
Elizabeth was in the energetic age group. When she saw the swimming pool in the front yard, she suggested: "Let's go swimming. The one who swims fast will take the initiative tonight."
The October night was a bit cold, so Martin patted her again: "Not at night, the water is too cold, and my swimming pool doesn't have a heating function."
Elizabeth has had good living conditions since she was a child, so she asked directly: "Isn't there an indoor swimming pool?"
Martin was not embarrassed and said: "The house is a bit small, no."
Elizabeth hung her hands around his neck: "Let's work together, and these will be available soon."
"Okay." Martin responded habitually, and then felt that something was not right.
Elizabeth took the initiative to send a passionate kiss, and the two became entangled as soon as they entered the villa.
The villa that Lily came to clean every week soon became a mess, as if a world war had occurred.
Elizabeth didn't have time to visit Martin's house until she woke up the next morning.
On the side bed on the second floor, she found an extremely feminine bedroom.
Martin said: "This is Lily's house. One of my sisters in Atlanta is now studying in California and sometimes comes to live here."
Elizabeth was thinking more: "Should I move in with you?"
"A while later?" Martin told the truth: "You also know that the Benjamin crew will go out for filming soon and may not come back for a long time."
Elizabeth also got a role in the crew: "That's right, we'll talk about it when you come back."
Martin led her downstairs and said as he walked: "I'm looking for a new house. It's a bit small here and has few facilities. You may not be used to it."
Elizabeth was very happy to hear these words from Martin.
She felt that part of the reason Martin was talking about finding a new house was because of her living habits.
Compared to my own home where I have lived for ten years, this place is indeed more cramped. I can't even swim in the indoor pool, and the living room is not as big as her restaurant.
Elizabeth grew up wealthy, but she also had an idea: "Looking for a good house, let's go look at it together? If you are tight on money, I still have some savings here."
Martin smiled and shook his head: "I can earn tens of millions of dollars in salary."
Elizabeth sincerely admired: "Martin, you are amazing!"
Martin pulled her to the underground storage room: "Here, I'll give you some good things."
Elizabeth followed Martin to the storage room and saw Martin opening a metal cabinet and taking out several gift boxes.
Martin handed two to Elizabeth and said, "These are Lily's works. One is her hand-carved clown statue, and the other is a figure with two Australian crocodile tooth pendants."
Thinking that these trends were spreading in Hollywood, he added: "I have given them to many friends and crew members. If you are interested, please keep them."
Elizabeth opened it and looked at it carefully and said, "It's very beautiful. I like it very much."
Martin opened the safe again, took out a mahogany gift box, opened it and lifted the black velvet cloth. Inside was a green bracelet given to him by Wu Maoting.
Elizabeth picked it up, and under the light, the bracelet was crystal clear. She couldn't help but said: "It's so beautiful."
Martin said: "It's for you, put it on."
Elizabeth put it on her wrist.
After visiting the house, Martin took Elizabeth out for breakfast, first sent her home, and then came to Benjamin's studio.
As soon as we 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 going on?"
The girl's voice dropped even lower: "TMZ reported that Cate Blanchett used what happened yesterday to vent her grievances against the old white man. It said that Blanchett thought she should have won the Best Actress in 1999, but It wasn’t Gwyneth Paltrow, it was the bias of the old white men in the academy that led to the upset.”
Martin knew that Jody wouldn't disappoint.
From the news many times, he had already seen this, otherwise Bruce would have been asked to change others to cooperate.
Martin nodded: "Well done."
The girl smiled and said, "I hope I can help you."
This front desk is one of the information collectors that Bruce helped Martin develop on the crew.
Martin asked again: "Is Blanchett here today?"
"No." The front desk had a lot of information: "Blanchett asked for leave."
Martin stopped caring about this and went to the special effects studio to start today's work.
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In a house in Santa Monica, Cate Blanchett flipped through the newspapers and magazines in front of her, all of which forwarded the latest entertainment news revealed by TMZ.
Among them was her angrily criticizing Nicholson.
Blanchett's anger remained: "It was Jack Nicholson who provoked me first. If he hadn't gone too far, I wouldn't have said that. I was mad at him at the time, and he provoked me again and again."
This was not just one time, but a series of emotional outbursts from Toronto to Pinewood Studios to Los Angeles.
Actors are people who express their emotions, not to mention that their anger levels are always increasing.
Agent Helda Quilli pressed her hands down: "Kate, calm down, the problem now is not the cause of the incident."
Public relations manager Dana 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 procedures and said hello to me or Quili in advance, and now they have been listed on the For newspapers that have a major influence in the industry, we must consider the consequences."
She took her notebook, opened the video on TMZ, and let Blanchett watch it again.
Blanchett said angrily: "Despicable!"
"That's not the key." Dana played the most critical sentences and the circled media reports a few more times: "These words came from your mouth, and the video is proof."
Blanchett gradually understood what Dana meant: "Nicholson first provoked me to get angry, and then deliberately misled me."
Dana shook her head: "What those people see may not be the facts they understand. Maybe they will think that Nicholson is showing love to you and putting on such a romantic posture, which means he is sincere. More importantly, Nick Wilson is an American, one of those old men, those old white men you swore at. And you, Kate, you're just an Australian..."
Blanchett already had an idea of who the old men Dana was talking about were.
Kui Li continued: ""Queen Elizabeth 2" is about to be screened. You want to use this film to compete for the Oscar for Best Actress."
Dana suggested: "Kate, I suggest you apologize publicly as quickly as possible."
Blanchett nodded: "Okay, I will apologize for what I said."
Dana suggested more than that: "And Nicholson."
"No, I won't!" Blanchett couldn't accept it at all: "These were all started by Nicholson."
Quilli also knew that the culprit in this matter was Nicholson, but most of the time things did not develop according to who was right or wrong. She could only persuade: "Except Nicholson express his love for you, he did not say anything teasing, let alone Any deviant behavior.”
Blanchett sadly discovered that this was indeed the case, but she really couldn't accept it: "I can publicly apologize for my fierce words, apologize to the group of old white men, and even say that I was wrong and ask them to forgive me, but I can't accept it. Nicholson apologizes personally."
She simply used a trick: "I am a woman, he is a man!"
Dana has been an entertainment public relations manager for many years and knows the industry very well: “In most cases, this is very useful, but you are dealing with a more sensitive group, and they also hold the power of the academy. "
Blanchett insisted: "I would rather give up this Oscar."
"If you give up, do the crew agree?" Kuili reminded her of the seriousness of the matter: "The focus of this film's award competition is originally on the best actress. If you give up voluntarily, what will happen to Universal Pictures and various investment funds?" Think? Now that Hollywood is short of money, you might be blacklisted by some investment funds."
Blanchett's attitude showed no sign of relenting.
Quili was really anxious: "Kate, think about it, this is not about the Oscars! There are many actors who are not welcomed by the Academy. Have they really done something outrageous? They just said a few words casually. In a word, what’s the result? I’ve been held in vengeance for many years.”
She told some cruel facts: "You have always taken the route of artistic awards. If the road to the Oscar is blocked, what are you going to do? Do you have the appeal of Julia Roberts or Cameron Diaz? ? If so, don’t worry about those old white men, you can still become a superstar. Once your artistic path is cut off, your acting career will soon be over!"
Blanchett lowered her head slightly, seeming to be thinking about Quilli's words.
Seeing that her attitude had relaxed, Dana quickly said: "As long as we remedy the situation in time, the matter will not be this serious. At most, it will affect this awards season."
Kui Li added: "You have already won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, don't you want to win the Oscar for Best Actress? When you become a Best Actress, you can find a way to fight back."
She gave an example: "Maybe by then, Nicholson will be as depressed as Marlon Brando."
Blanchett slowly took a long breath, wanting to let out all the tightness in her chest.
Although she knew that with Martin Davis and Leonardo around, Nicholson could not become the next Marlon Brando, but what else could she do at this moment?
Does accusing Nicholson of harassment completely offend the old white male group?
Blanchett suppressed her inner reluctance and said slowly: "Dana, please help me draft a speech and find a suitable time to face the media."
Dana said, "I'm going to do it."
Quilli patted Blanchett's hand gently: "The momentary grievance is for better development in the future."
(End of chapter)
