She dominates the entertainment industry with her disaster system

Chapter 491 Extra

This story is about Joey Cox.

When he was young, as one of many children in the Cox family, Joey was actually not very conspicuous.

Many people in later generations believed that the life of this business tycoon was greatly influenced by his mother.

So, his story can start with his mother Rebecca.

Rebecca Paulson was born into a traditional Jewish educated family. Since Jews determine ethnicity through maternal bloodline, she was considered Jewish even though she was blonde and blue-eyed.

Of course, not all Jews can develop as brilliantly as the Fink family - at least, at that time, the Paulson name was far less famous than the Cox name.

For this reason, for a long time after Rebecca married Warren Cox, she had to endure the ridicule of other women from more prominent families in various social occasions.

After she gave birth to her first son, these discussions not only did not subside, but instead became more and more intense because of Warren Cox's infidelity.

All of Warren Cox's glamorous lovers were jealous of the Cox family's reputation and wealth in the entertainment industry. Each of them was eager to give birth to an heir and take a share of their own property.

This also led to the disintegration of Rebecca and Warren, a young couple who originally entered into marriage because of free love.

Rebecca hated Warren's romanticism, but she was unwilling to let his lovers succeed. She could only pretend to be a magnanimous wife in public, but she cried almost every day behind his back.

Excessive worry also contributed to her early death.

Just when Joey was about to enter college, Rebecca passed away in her sleep, leaving this world that was not so beautiful for her.

Joey was her only child, so it was natural for her to leave all her personal property to him.

What impressed Joey most about this mother who appeared gentle and quiet outside was that she would often become hysterical because of a few words from the private detective.

When he was still unable to read, he knew what "lover" meant and understood the meaning of the word "catching an adulterer". When he grew up a little, he was able to lend his mother his shoulder for support like a man.

Joey learned to bear his mother's tears at a very young age.

He knew that all of his mother's misfortunes came from his father - it was his father who betrayed the marriage and tarnished love.

Therefore, he hates unfaithful people in love.

It can even be said that he has always deeply resented his father.

Rather than being a father, Warren Cox played more of a despotic dictator in his life.

He has absolute power, demands total obedience from the rest of the family, and tolerates little dissent from Joey.

He tried to manipulate a living person as he would a pet.

Joey had had enough and didn't want to endure it anymore.

So, he chose to run away from home.

As a Cox, although he doesn't like his father, he can't help but admire his great-grandfather, the world-famous "movie king", Dean Cox.

Before leaving for Europe, Joey was very confident that he had learned all the theoretical knowledge and he only needed to find the right direction and work hard to achieve success.

However, Master Cox, who grew up in a manor, ignored the many thorns on the road to entrepreneurship.

If he hadn't had a few kind-hearted friends to help him, he might have had problems with food, clothing, housing and transportation.

The cruel reality severely shattered Master Cox's over-inflated self-confidence.

In fact, the day before he and Nicole officially met, he was at his lowest point.

At that time, Joey even began to doubt whether he really had nothing except the last name Cox.

That arrogant and conceited attitude was just the armor he used to protect his self-esteem.

Excessive self-esteem often means low self-esteem.

Joey didn't understand this at the time, but every time he was humiliated in front of Nicole, he would feel strange and sour.

He is not really a racist, but he grew up in an environment that makes him subconsciously look down on non-white people.

It wasn't until a heated argument broke out between several people on the set due to a verbal dispute that Joey realized: the girl in front of him was completely different from what he thought she was.

She was neither cowardly nor did she consider herself inferior to others. She looked like a gentle and polite lady, but in fact she was very brave and was not afraid at all to confront him face to face.

But she is actually very hardworking. She never complains of being tired even when filming in the wind and sun every day. She rarely takes a rest even during breaks in filming. She often sits in a corner alone with the script in her hand, pondering hard, as serious as if she is studying a missile launch.

Joey had worked with many actors before, but he had never felt such love and awe for acting from that group of people.

She is different.

This idea was confirmed again when she came to him and expressed her desire to start a company with him.

"Do you think I have a talent for business?"

"Is talent important? I only know that you and I both want to gain a voice in the film industry with our own strength, so why not cooperate?"

Joey could never forget the look she gave him that day.

Bright and burning, it is filled with ambitions that are not content with the status quo.

At this moment, he remembered what his mother had said to him.

“Love is both poison and panacea. Human beings are complete because of love, but they are also destroyed because of love.”

But even so, he couldn't control his increasingly rapid heartbeat - love is a poison, a panacea, and also an instinct.

No matter how you weigh the pros and cons, you can't deceive your own heart.

So, Joey finally accepted Nicole's proposal.

He didn't want to betray her trust, nor did he want to give up such a great opportunity.

He was confident that as long as they worked together, they would be able to achieve something.

*

But now, Joey sat in the empty conference room, his expression showing a rare look of confusion.

There was some noise outside the meeting room. It was obvious that the secretaries were very busy with the series of tasks he had just issued. The sounds of footsteps, conversations, and all kinds of messy noises were intertwined.

He remembered Nicole's resolute look when she said she was a single, and Kevin's open admission that he wanted to compete fairly with him, and his hand unconsciously tightened around the pen.

He just went out for a vacation, why did the world change so drastically after he came back?

Having worked together for nearly ten years, no one knows Nicole's decisive personality better than him.

She would not deceive anyone with such a thing.

Since she said she was a celibate, that meant there was no possibility for him and her to be together for the rest of their lives.

And Kevin...

He had always treated him as his own brother and never thought that one day his "brother" would become a love rival.

This is even funnier than a sitcom.

Joey has witnessed infidelity, so he is cautious about a relationship.

But he also believes in love.

He couldn't explain what love was exactly. It was a feeling that only people who were in love could experience.

Just like people can only feel the warmth of each other when hugging.

Joey was attached to this feeling.

In order to protect his "love", he can do anything.

*

On the eve of Sunrise Films' 35th anniversary celebration, CEO Joey Cox suddenly fell ill and left the world forever.

Joey was over sixty years old at that time, but he had never married.

Even Kevin had advised him that for the sake of the family, he should keep a child.

Joey scoffed at such high-sounding remarks.

He is an absolute idealist.

In his eyes, love is pure and cannot be desecrated.

Even if you only feel true love once in your life, it is enough to comfort human beings in their short and poor life.

He only wants the love of that one person, and he doesn't want any love from others.

If I can't get her love, then it seems not bad to protect her for the rest of my life as a friend.

Of course, it would be even better if I could see her again before I die.

Joey glanced at the familiar face beside the bed, closed his eyes peacefully, and when he died, there was still a slight smile on his lips.

Joey's funeral was hosted by his close friend Nicole Sue.

From the venue decoration to the selection of bouquets, she did everything herself.

Maybe, when Joey was alive, he failed to win the favor of his sweetheart, but at least, no matter before or after his death, he was always a friend she recognized and cared about.