[US Entertainment] Actor

Leonardo, who was thinner than the last meeting, caught sight of Ebert, who was standing low-key and wearing a hat and mask, but easily took everyone's attention away. Until he confirmed that the person in sight was real, he Only then did he realize that he hadn't seen Ebert for dozens of days.

Hearing voices is a completely different experience from seeing real people.

Just passing by the Armani counter, Leonardo stopped for a long time in front of the huge poster in front of the store, and suddenly felt that Albert was far away from him, because the person in the poster looked so tall Climbing, cold and arrogant, although he has been with Ebert for a long time, he is used to his slimy puppy-like appearance, and his face that needs to be beaten, which makes people extremely jealous but extremely bright.

It wasn't until he walked through the counters and saw someone hidden in the crowd waving his hands excitedly at him, that Leonardo felt a sense of security in his heart.

Even if Ebert is the most handsome man in the world, he is first and foremost Leonardo DiCaprio's boyfriend.

After making an appointment with Leonardo, Ebert went back to drive. After a while, Leonardo, who was wearing a big mask, opened the car door and sat in. After a brief chat with Ebert, he He fell asleep with his pillow on the back of the chair.

Slight but regular breathing sounded in the not-so-large space inside the car. Ebert turned the car around, away from the noisy intersection, and changed to a slightly farther but extremely quiet route.

There are always reporters following along the way.

When it comes to the skill of dumping reporters, Ebert is far from being able to compare with his assistant and driver Bruce, but now that Leonardo is sleeping, Ebert has no intention of driving the car too fast, even if there are reporters around Chasing after him, he just slowly turned the steering wheel and walked slowly on the road. As long as the reporters are patient enough, Ebert can be more patient than them.

The usual one-hour drive was dragged down to two hours by Ebert. The speed of the car was very slow and the road conditions were good, so that Leonardo, who was sleeping so soundly, was unwilling to get out of the car for a while, and hugged the back of the chair instead. He squinted for another ten minutes.

Ebert drove the car into the yard, and the reporters might have been able to take pictures of the two on the road, but once the gates were locked, the reporters couldn't take pictures of anything.This is due to Leonardo’s inspiration to Ebert. He spends one percent of his annual income on maintaining personal privacy and home security. In the past, reporters squatting downstairs at his house for a few hours might still be able to The scene of Ebert watering the flowers in the yard was filmed, but now, they can only watch Ebert drive away in his newly bought sports car.

"Damn rich man." Kicking the somewhat old Ford that the newspaper gave out, "Ebert Dawson's speed is slow enough, but this shit almost stalled halfway. God Ah, what are those capitalists with mud in their heads thinking, they can't do anything except threaten to deduct our wages and complain that we can't get first-hand information, why don't you think about it, what about the broken Ford Maybe catch up with Porsche's new sports car?"

"Calm down, buddy." His colleague took out a crumpled tissue from his pocket, "I just wiped my nose, here."

The guy who had been complaining just now found that this colleague who had been calm and reliable in the mouths of the boss and the editor-in-chief took the crumpled tissue and gently wiped the place he just kicked, "After all, it is the property of the newspaper. If the footprints If it's too obvious, it will be found."

"Hey...this is really disgusting."

"No one knows anyway." His colleague patted him on the shoulder, "Go back man, no one can take even one picture of Albert Dawson's daily life. He doesn't like throwing parties either , the door opens less than once a day. God knows what he and Leonardo DiCaprio are doing in there, his, Leonardo and Tobey Maguire's house is next to each other, I really doubt that they dug a secret passage that outsiders don't know, and then do some lewd things all day long. Unfortunately-these big stars are too vigilant, and their investment in preventing sneak shots is worth our whole annual salary and bonus."

"Hasn't the media dispatched helicopters before?"

"Don't you know what Beverly is? There are countless big stars, the only thing they don't lack is money, and once they find out that something may seriously damage their privacy, these big stars will join forces and the consequences will be serious , it would be a disaster for you, me, and even our entire newspaper."

"Dude, I can only give you a piece of advice since you're not very experienced in the industry." The reporter with a rather shabby face said, "There has never been a so-called sneak shot in this world, only deliberately staged shots... and useless Value star."

After the broken Ford left, several cars flew out of the road in front of Ebert's door.He and Leonardo watched this scene with a smile, and stretched their waists: "I'm finally gone, I can sleep well."

It was actually not dark yet. Leonardo slept in the car for two hours, but now he was in good spirits. He gently pushed Ebert: "Don't sleep yet."

"What?" Ebert had already changed into his pajamas, rubbing his eyes and staring at Leonardo, with an expression that he would be angry if Leonardo didn't give a good reason.

"You forgot, we haven't eaten yet." Leonardo stood on tiptoe and stroked Ebert's soft hair, "Don't you feel hungry?"

"Where to eat, at home or out?" Ebert rubbed his belly subconsciously, "I'm not very good at cooking anyway, and the only few times Lynn said the taste was bad enough to poison a big elephant."

"So terrible?" Leonardo sighed helplessly, "It seems that I can only do it."

"Although my cooking skills are terrible, I don't trust your cooking skills." Ebert shrugged, "It's better to go out to eat, let us be responsible for each other's lives. As an actor who relies on his face to eat, I still want to die with beauty."

Leonardo embraced his waist: "Of all the actors I have known and worked with, I swear, there is no one more narcissistic than you."

In any case, the fun and warmth of cooking at home is unmatched by restaurants outside. The opposite sex may also have a romantic candlelight dinner. Ebert and Leonardo, who are both same-sex and public figures, have no such opportunity at all.

In fact, it is not bad at home.Tasting the food made by Leonardo himself, while maintaining a fast swallowing speed, Ebert inarticulately evaluated Chef DiCaprio's income: "The sliced ​​meat is too thick, and the vegetables are a bit old. , the sauce is too thick and the mouth is full of the taste of sauce.”

"If you eat a little slower, your words can still have some credibility." Leonardo forked a piece of carrot, "I haven't cooked for a long time, the last person who tasted my cooking was Ai Mei Ms Lynn."

"My pleasure."

Ms. Emily, Leonardo's mother, is also the woman who had the greatest influence on him and his entire life. For Hollywood filmmakers, Emily is a woman they are very familiar with, because she and Leon Nado's relationship is very close, far more than that of ordinary mothers and sons. Leonardo also likes to invite her to participate in the red carpet of film festivals and Chinese film opening ceremonies.

Before being with Ebert, although Leonardo was a well-known vagabond in Hollywood, even if he showed affection, he rarely brought his girlfriend to the red carpet.

This led to one thing, except for Gisele Bundchen, whose career in the supermodel world was in a mess, Leonardo's other model girlfriends were not too famous, especially in Ebert's previous life, Leon Nadeau changed girlfriends faster than changing clothes, and his girlfriends also feasted the eyes of North American audiences like a horse, but their names were always vague.

Of course, for those female models, even if the dating cycle with Leonardo is only two months, they can also enjoy inexhaustible benefits.

The cruelty of the fashion industry is not inferior to that of the show business, and the puberty of models is so short that it is chilling. To give a simple example, Julia Roberts' salary of 2000 million US dollars is the most among Hollywood actresses. Roberts is a A post-60s, she is 39 years old this year, but at the age of 49, she can still star in some high-standard and high-quality movies, and Gisele Bundchen can be said to be the most successful supermodel in the early 21st century. Her career period is also much longer than other supermodels, but she also chose to leave the runway when she was 35 years old.

The modeling industry has very high requirements on figure and steps, and newcomers emerge in endlessly. The so-called fashion master may still favor a certain female model today, but tomorrow he will photograph another female model and claim that it is His muse.The infiltration of the show business and singing circles into the fashion circle has also caused models to lose many job opportunities. Top magazines such as Vogue and Opolitan only use models as cover characters a few times a year.

At least as Leonardo's short-term girlfriends, they have more job opportunities. As long as they are good at using them and increasing their exposure, they will easily be favored by brands like Vidalia's Secret.

Ebert never disparaged the idea of ​​modeling as an industry, but that is the reality.Compared with top actors, the income of top models such as Gisele Bundchen, Kate Moss, and Cindy Crawford in their peak period can indeed be comparable to that of top actors, but every year on the model income list, there can be one There are only a handful of models with an annual income of more than 1000 million US dollars. They attend catwalks, participate in brand design, and strive for fashion endorsements, but their annual income cannot even match the salary of a top actor in a movie.

Seeing Ebert frowning in a daze, Leonardo couldn't help knocking on the table: "What are you thinking?"

"Mr. Leonardo DiCaprio's relationship history, this should be regarded as a relatively serious issue, so I have thought about it for a long time."

Leonardo glanced at him resentfully, and remained silent.In the matter of relationship history, Leonardo's brilliant achievements are worth ten Eberts. Although he insists that he has changed his face and started a new life, if Ebert starts to talk about this topic, he always has a kind of Feeling wronged.

After wiping out the last bite of eggs on the plate, Leonardo coughed twice, trying to change the subject: "The box office of the second part of "Pirates of the Caribbean" has exceeded 3 million, congratulations."

Ebert raised his eyebrows: "This way of diverting the topic is really rigid and old-fashioned, but I am really interested in the latest box office of this movie."

"It's a pity that you are not the leading actor in the movie, otherwise Disney would have cried and hugged your thigh, waving a check and begging you to make a sequel."

"Johnny will be sad to hear that, and, you feel so deeply, did someone hug your thigh and do that after Titanic hit the box office?"

Leonardo immediately showed an unnatural look on his face.

Ebert immediately received the signal, and complained: "The guy who hugged your thigh must feel very regretful, because your thigh is fat, thick, and full of leg hair."

"Don't you have hair on your legs? Ebert, don't think I don't know where all the razors on my shelf are. Throw it away, do you think I don't even know? Also, I must stress, I was a tall, thin, handsome, blond, pretty, heartthrob, right after Titanic came out, you know? It's popular now, but you're not half as popular as I was back then when it comes to popularity."

"It's really enviable!" Ebert rested his chin on one hand, and said in a cool tone, "It's a pity that time is the most destructive thing in this world, and the beautiful boy has also become an ugly uncle."

"Don't worry, dear Ebert, you will have such a day too."

Ebert finally discovered that Leonardo, who was used to his venomous tongue, had improved his stress resistance by leaps and bounds during this period, and he was able to accept Ebert's slightly less venomous words, and even gave Ebert a fight back.

After dinner, Leonardo lay on the sofa with his belly in his arms and watched TV, while Ebert stared blankly at the table full of empty plates.

"So I'm going to...wash the dishes?"

"Of course, I cook the rice, and of course you wash the dishes." Leonardo showed an evil smile, "After all, I am an old and ugly uncle, and the dishes will become ugly if I wash them, so it is up to you to wash them." Come handsome young Albert Dawson."

Ebert rolled up his sleeves and resigned himself to running to the kitchen to drain the water.

After dinner, Ebert, who had been replenished with energy, was no longer sleepy. He turned on the computer and watched the latest box office of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest".

In the third week of the film's release, the total box office reached 3 million U.S. dollars, ranking first among all released films this year.And in the fourth week, "Miami Vice" directed by Michael Mann, starring Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx and Chinese-American actress Gong Li was simultaneously screened in 2173 theaters across the United States. A total of 3021 million U.S. dollars in box office was achieved in the first weekend. Compared with the cost of 2519 million U.S. dollars, this box office result is not outstanding. Of course, considering Universal's relatively average theater resources, this result is not bad.

Most importantly, with Gong Li in the cast, Universal can fully expect the film to do well in the Chinese market.

"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" finally fell from the No. 2049 position in the rankings when it was released for four weeks. It earned a total of 3 million US dollars in the box office in the three days of the weekend, ranking second on the list, with a cumulative box office of 5837 million US dollars. , according to this development trend, the box office of the film may indeed exceed 4 million, creating a new record in the history of Disney Pictures.

For Ebert personally, the film would also set a box-office record for any film he has acted in.

Of course, since he decided to withdraw from the third film, the box office performance of this "Dead Souls" seems to be automatically separated from Ebert, although in order to create a good get-together scene, in terms of the film's publicity , Ebert has always spared no effort.

The more the film's box office rose, the more vigorously the "National Enquirer", "News of the World" and other media mocked Ebert. It can be seen that these newspapers with a daily circulation of more than one million worked so hard to support the film. For the sake of publicity, Ebert didn't mind their unique favor for him.

When the time came to August, the box office of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" has always maintained a good momentum. It was released for the fifth week, with a weekend box office of 8 million US dollars, the sixth week, 1101 million US dollars, the seventh week, 720 million US dollars, That is, when the film was released to the seventh week, the total box office of the film finally slowly crossed the threshold of 501 million, reaching 4 million US dollars.

This is the first film with a box office of more than 3 million this year. In fact, when the time transitions to 2007, when people in the film industry look back on the entire 2006, what they are amazed at is the silence of the entire film market and the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie. : The strength of Dead Man's Chest.

Yes, strong.

Not only was it the first movie in 2006 with a box office of more than 3 million, it was also the only one.

No.2《博物馆奇妙夜》的总票房只有2亿5000万美元，纵观整个2006年全年，北美总票房过2亿的电影也只有6部而已。

This result can no longer be described as bleak. In the words of some professionals, this is simply "Hollywood's cold snap".

2005年虽然没有一部电影票房过4亿，超过3亿的也仅有《星战前传3：西斯的复仇》和《蝙蝠侠：侠影之谜》，可《哈利波特与火焰杯》、《纳尼亚传奇》的票房却都在2亿9000多万，是一个极为接近3亿的数字。

In 04, the box office of "Shrek 2" exceeded 4 million, and the final box office of "Spider-Man 2" and "The Passion of the Christ" also reached more than 3 million US dollars. Unlike this year, except for "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest", the whole of Hollywood can't come up with an influential box office blockbuster.