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Lucy Spiller's news was indeed correct.

However, to the surprise of Josie who has been paying attention to this matter, it turned out that Hilary Swank secretly signed a performance contract with the crew of "Million Dollar Baby".

In a sense, Josie was stabbed in the back by her own people.

Everyone knows that before she won the Oscar for Best Actress in "Boys Don't Cry" produced by Tianji Films, Hillary Swank was just an NBCS TV fan.

She has a strong brand of belonging to Josie's gang.

"Rudy Morgan Independent Production Company tore up the agreement." Located in the cliff villa in Malibu, Martha just finished a phone call, her face was not very good-looking, "It is obvious that this is a premeditated crossing the river and demolishing the bridge. The problem now is Hillary What happened to Swank, and who gave Andrew Morgan the guts."

At the beginning, producer Andrew Morgan held the right to adapt the script of "Million Dollar Baby", and no one in Hollywood was interested in it. It wasn't until Josie verbally agreed to take part in the project that the project became a big hit.

After that, it was Josie who tried every means to invite the veteran superstar Clint Eastwood to read the script and invite him to join.

But now, Josie, the person involved, didn't get angry, but just smiled and said, "I'm beginning to find this thing interesting."

interesting?

Where's the fun?

Martha couldn't help frowning.

But she immediately heard Josie order: "Okay. Martha, you go to Patrick Whitesell to talk... No, let me contact Lucy first. Sit down."

Patrick Whitesell is the CEO of Endeavor Elite Brokerage Company, and Hilary Swank is signed under the banner of Endeavor Elite.

Martha nodded.

And Josie recalled the whole thing from beginning to end, glanced at the clock on the wall, then dialed the private number of "NOW" magazine editor-in-chief Lucy Spiller, and turned on the speakerphone.

With just one ring, the phone was connected immediately.

"Hello, it's me."

"Have you confirmed the latest news?" Lucy Spiller on the other side was not surprised to receive a call from Josie, "About the person they will use to replace you."

Josie replied, "If you mean "Million Dollar Baby" signed Hilary Swank."

Seeing this, Lucy Spiller let out a chuckle, and said meaningfully: "Oh, my dear BOSS, sometimes having too many 'harems' is not a good thing, especially if you can't evenly cover the rain and dew." .”

Josie was too lazy to play charades with Lucy, and asked directly: "Old rules, Lucy, what do you want to know this time?"

"Aha, it's easy to deal with smart people." Lucy Spiller changed the subject, "What I want to know is why Scarlett Johansson was demoted from the audition list for "Black Widow". You are the most optimistic candidate for the heroine, aren't you?"

"Yes, that's right." Josie thought about it, and felt that there was no need to hide it, "I like her because she has a sense of alienation beyond her age, which is very precious. But I didn't expect that she is only thinking about I can't believe she's going all out for this role, it's unprofessional."

No one in Hollywood is irreplaceable.

In fact, Josie has asked Susan Levine to contact a British actress, Emily Blunt, and add her to the audition list for "Black Widow".

Scarlett Johansson's priorities took a big dive.

Of course, at the beginning, Josie did not think about the possibility that Scarlett Johansson could not be qualified for this role. Even when they were making the first version of the concept map of "Iron Man 2", she asked people to use Scarlett Johansson directly. Image of Carrie Johnson.

This was the fundamental reason why Martha opened the door of convenience for her. However, the result of the last meeting had to be said to be somewhat disappointing.

There are a lot of movies that are approved by Hollywood every year. The more expensive the project, the more cautious the casting of the protagonist will be.

Generally speaking, tough guys are chosen from among the few famous tough guys, and there are only a few first choices for sexy stunners. Only these people are not suitable, and others have a chance to pick them up.

In Scarlett Johansson’s situation, it was like Juliet, who played the A role all the year round, ran away to the stage of "Karaoke" next door, and started singing and dancing as soon as the skirt was torn off, and at the same time imitated Lisa Minnie Li sang "Money, Money".

Is she okay?

All doubt it.

Therefore, it wasn't too surprising when she really lost Josie's favor.

Many people also breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

After all, everyone knows that Qiao Qian has the right to speak over everything in the projects operated by Tianji Films.

"I see." Lucy Spiller seemed to be quite satisfied with this answer, and she didn't make a fool of herself. "The problem lies in the casting of "Black Widow". Too much presence, not to mention box office appeal, so she and her agent desperately need a film to break into the mainstream market, and "Black Widow" is the best choice for them."

"...It's a pity that she didn't even make it to the first round of auditions?" Josie rubbed her temples, starting to feel a headache.

Sometimes acting doesn't make up for everything.

Especially for manga movies, whether the casting is close to the face is definitely one of the keys to success. Later, some Hollywood niches of the Marvel series came into being.

Lucy Spiller continued: "That's right, you personally brushed it off. They think it's unfair, after all, even Jessica Alba's name was directly placed in the third round. And "Millions" The current role in "Dollar Baby" is definitely a good choice for Hilary Swank, and Fox has also arranged for her to be the female lead in at least a B-level commercial film."

"I see." Josie sighed, "That's all, thank you Lucy."

"You're welcome, we each take what we need," said Lucy Spiller.

After finishing the phone call with an unpleasant result, Josie stretched out her hand and pinched the bridge of her nose. At the same time, she took a minute to reflect on whether it was a bit too much for her to brush off Hillary Swank without even thinking about it. over ignoring the other person's feelings.

After all, Hilary Swank is no longer the newcomer who can be manipulated at will before filming "Boys Don't Cry". Her performance has been praised by many film critics...

After 1 minute, Josie came to a conclusion——

So, why take into account the feelings of the enemy?

Since you choose to stand on the opposite side, you have to be prepared to suffer the consequences. All the previous things are meaningless.

Thinking of this, Josie put down her arms, stretched her body slightly, and looked up at the invincible sea view outside the window.

Without looking back, she said, "Now, we can hear how the Endeavor Elite plans to handle this matter."

at the same time.

Inside Rudy Morgan Productions.

"Maybe the girl is right and we should really try to change the ending of the script."

Andrew Morgan's partner, Hollywood veteran and producer Albert Rudy, who was awarded an Oscar for "The Godfather", was smoking his cigar fiercely.

Even though they announced that "Million Dollar Baby" not only has Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank as the heroine, veteran movie star Morgan Freeman as the second male lead, but also the legendary superstar Clint Eastwood. As the director and leading actor, the overseas pre-sale of this project is still full of difficulties.

Especially for several Asian companies that were originally very interested, after hearing that the heroine had changed, they simply couldn't get through to the person in charge, so Albert Rudy had no choice but to turn his attention to Europe, hoping to rely on "Clint. Eastwood" name, reached a pre-sale and distribution agreement with the publisher.

But a new problem came again.

As for Fox Searchlight, they were required to change the script and the ending. It is said that they learned that Josie Horton herself always thought the ending was too tragic.

Oh, Josie Horton, it's Josie Horton again!

Don't the executives of these film companies have a mind of their own?

Or do they just believe that she must be right and be lucky forever?

Do not make jokes!

If luck works, Josie Horton won't be the target of public criticism, and Albert Rudy won't get a call from his old friend just to blow up the girl's career.

"Really want to change?" Andrew Morgan was a little uncertain.

In fact, he personally thinks that the script of "Million Dollar Baby" is very unique. The talent of screenwriter Paul Haggis is beyond doubt, and the overly tragic ending is one of the reasons why this script impressed him so much.

The problem is, a lot of people don't seem to like it.

Especially Josie Horton, a somewhat evil actress, her past choices made people feel that she should be right.

"Change!" Albert Rudy gritted his teeth and said, "I'll call Eastwood myself, and I'll get him to agree to change the script. You can ask Voight again. If you change the ending, his daughter Will you change your mind?"

Upon hearing this, Andrew Morgan first frowned and said, "Are we really going to use that arrogant wild girl? To be honest, Hilary Swank's acting skills are very good, and she fits perfectly with the role." .”

As for Hilary Swank, who has already signed the contract, it is completely out of the producer's consideration. The actor received a small sum of money as compensation.

And if the actor's agent wants to continue in this industry, he will try his best to persuade his client to accept this result, which is determined by Hollywood's power structure.

To put it bluntly, Hilary Swank was just a tool they used to beat Josie Horton.

Her acting skills are good, and she is well-known in the industry, but so what?

Movies are business.

It's best not to do business with stupid people, and people who are about to get into trouble.

It can be imagined that as long as Josie Horton's publicist manipulates Hilary Swank's road to fame and sells badly, "Million Dollar Baby" will be bombarded by the other party's huge fans, and some people in the industry will also As a result, the character of the heroine will be questioned.

Angelina Jolie is different.

If she joins the project, it becomes a normal business competition, not a vicious breach of trust.

What's more, Angelina Jolie's popularity inside and outside the circle is unmatched by Hilary Swank. This is a great deal for "Million Dollar Baby", which has a short-term goal of Oscar and a final goal of making a profit. Benefit without harm.

Nobody believed Hilary Swank would ever have the same luck with Boys Don't Cry.

In fact, her few post-Oscar works have been so underwhelming that audiences seem to have a hard time accepting that the actress is playing a normal woman, not a gay, tomboy.

So, her aptitude as a female star was just that, and they didn't even worry about what would happen to that pervert Morgan Freeman in the same group.

"Come on, business is business." Albert Rudy made a final decision, "Go and contact Voight, Andrew, for the sake of us standing on the same front, if Angelina still acts willfully, then it is still With Hilary Swank — look, isn't that perfect?"

If I had to say it, the only imperfection was that Josie Horton, a big star everyone envied, finally encountered an unprecedented Waterloo in her career.

Oh, what a pity.

What's even more regrettable is that I'm afraid she will have a second or third time...until the word "compromise" is in her life dictionary.

She has to understand—

What supports Hollywood is not the so-called film art, but the art of dealing and compromise.

"But..." Andrew Morgan was a little uneasy, "Josie Horton, why don't we do anything?"

Albert Rudy flicked his cigar, and replied indifferently: "It's okay, she will suffer the consequences soon."

Just a spoiled little girl.

She wasn't even born when The Godfather came out!

Do you really think that you single-handedly defeated David Geffen, the godfather of the music industry?

Ridiculous.

She was just a small flap of the butterfly's wings, pushing the first domino in the open. David's downfall was the result of many parties, and the individual's role was very limited.

Just as limited as the backers Josie Horton chose.

Dina Merrill, the richest actress in the world, how much of her huge wealth is earned by herself?

Lauren Bacall, who uses the title of Bogart's widow to package herself as a Manhattan lady, really thinks that everyone has forgotten how she was abandoned by Sinatra?

And Ms. Claire with Josie Horton.

I'm afraid the latter doesn't know that her husband, Mr. Underwood, has sold her partner and God-Universal for a good price, just because Frank Horton parted ways with him.

Women don't always understand that the world is ruled by men.

They make the rules, and they are expected to follow and obey, not try to challenge authority.