Birth of an actor

Chapter 155 The Bradleys' Christmas Chapter

Now that it has been said, Brad Pitt simply opened up and said: "The script of "Meet Joe Black" was actually tailor-made for me. I heard about it from people at Universal, but it was finally rejected. You got it, that's number one; Gwyneth Paltrow was an ex I was engaged to, and although we ended up breaking up, I was madly in love with her, and she was as important to me as any other ex It's different, you have too much sex with her in "Shakespeare in Love" and it's too big, I don't feel comfortable, this is the second; this movie, "Fight Club", David first finds I played Taylor, I agreed, but I didn't expect that the next actor he would look for would be you! I tried to change his decision, and also tried to start from the studio, but none of them worked, if the contract hadn't been signed , I will really consider rejecting the script, this is the third; the last reason, I used to be Amon's client, you are now Amon's client, and my agent Anthony used to be Amon's colleague, And he poached me from him again, and now Armon Goffman has picked up the movie for you, and I doubt his motives."

William nodded slightly until after Brad Pitt had finished speaking: "I understand the first three reasons, and the last reason, don't think too much, Amon will not want to revenge you, or He accepted the film appointment for me for some other reason related to you, he has no obsession with you for a long time."

"Why are you so sure?"

"Because he got a better client—me."

Brad Pitt looked like he wanted to satirize William as "incredibly arrogant", but before he could say it, he was blocked by William's next sentence: "And I will never say goodbye to Amon Do what you did to him, betrayal."

Brad Pitt had nothing to say for a moment, until after a quiet half minute, he said: "Fifth, too proud and arrogant. Well, the reasons why I don't like you are over, now now you."

"My reason is a little different from yours, but I'm sure you won't be happy hearing it."

"Tell me about it." Brad Pitt felt that he had nothing to recruit, except for the past communication with Amon Goffman, please, he was the one who was robbed of the role, okay?But what the other party said next made him immediately change his expression.

""Seven Years in Tibet", I hate it, no, I completely dislike the film you made. Maybe the first half of the film is still qualified as a Tibet tourism landscape film, but in the second half it is full of With strong personal emotions, false historical records and strong political overtones, the ending 10 minutes is almost bluntly instilling political signals into the minds of every audience, like a product of the Cold War period, rather than filmed at the end of the century movie of."

In a short period of time, Brad Pitt's expression showed four expressions ranging from surprise to bewilderment, to stunned and frowning: "Are you a Bolshevik?"

William asked: "Everyone who dislikes this movie will be labeled as a Bolshevik by you?"

"No, that's not what I meant." Brad Pitt also quickly realized his slip of the tongue, not to mention William Bradley's background without any trace of Bolshevik, only said "Seven Years in Tibet" Although directed by the Oscar-winning Jean-Jacques Arnold, the film did not perform well artistically and at the box office, because indeed, as Brandry said, the last three and 10 minutes of the film were too politically charged , pure movie lovers will not like such a movie with strong personal emotions, but in some special groups, this movie is very popular. Thinking that it was the real history of Tibet, Brad Pitt was once proud of this movie. He once thought that he played a role similar to a hero. No matter how bad he was, he was also a true recorder of history: "But -"

As if seeing what Brad Pitt was thinking, William interrupted him directly: "You want to say that this movie is faithful to history? But you seem to have forgotten that the movie was adapted from Heinrich Haller memoirs instead of real history? I don't think a film based on memoirs can equate to real history, and you play Heinrich Haller in the movie, who doesn't mention anything in his book Your own real background, and he was revealed by the German "Der Spiegel" last year as a Nazi who had been hiding for more than 50 years, if you follow your logic just now, can it be inferred that you also have Nazi tendencies?"

"It's different." Brad Pitt defended himself: "The movie was released on January [-], [-], and "Der Spiegel" didn't reveal Haller's past identity until May. It was totally unbeknownst to me when this film was made, and Haller is Austrian, not German at all, and his only involvement with Nazis is related to mountaineering expeditions in Tibet. Is he really a Nazi, or just You don't know the truth about being forced to work for Nazi Germany in World War II. And, even if Haller does have a shady past, he also has a commendable one. He was in Tibet—"

"A former SS squadron leader summoned by Hitler and Himmler, or an 'Austrian' man recommended by Himmler himself for the 1939 Nazi expedition to Tibet, sounds really innocent, doesn't it? And, I I don’t think you have forgotten the political event that Austria merged with Germany in 1938 and called Greater Germany, but Austria did not regain its independence until 1955. Ha, these are all mentioned in history textbooks?” William couldn’t control himself at all Speed ​​of speech: "Have you realized that you may just be defending Heinrich Haller because you don't want to admit that the character you once played is actually a liar, an ex-Nazi who covered up his true identity for more than 50 years Molecule, an extremely disgraceful character in history, so your real motive for beautifying him is to beautify yourself by the way? No, don't compare him to Oscar Schindler, I see your lip shape, Heinrich Haller can’t even match half of Oscar Schindler’s fingernail. Schindler saved the lives of at least [-] Jews. What did Haller do, as the Dalai Lama’s first teacher? Wrote An autobiography about life in Tibet, with too many private goods in it?"

Brad Pitt took a deep breath: "We talked too much, stop this topic, no, stop any political-related topics, otherwise our emotions will become very dangerous."

"I know that the whole article will be locked if I continue, so, well, stop this dangerous topic. But, you have to take this and take a good look." William took out a few morning photos from his trousers pocket. Just prepare the notes and hand them to the other party.

"Why is "Seven Years in Tibet" an ideological promotion movie, and a mistake that is contrary to the real history?" Brad Pitt couldn't bear to shout, his voice was full of burning sparks: "Are you ready? This? You actually prepared this long ago?"

"Since I saw this movie, since I knew I was going to work with you, yes, I prepared this and I carried it with me because I knew I couldn't resist arguing with you. Honestly I Understand why you're on Harrer's side, you've read his biography, played his past in movies, maybe dined with him, he's probably an extraordinary old man in your eyes, and you think he What he said must be right, and the party he supports must be righteous. This kind of emotional trap is actually exactly the same as how the movie you acted in incites the audience-starting from the time when the protagonist is immature , describing the process of a man's growth and maturity, and shaping his image brilliantly, which is amazing. After the audience has already developed a tendency to like to identify with the protagonist when they see the protagonist, and then let the protagonist reveal his true position, the audience will naturally fall in love with him. Standing in the same position as the protagonist is a kind of psychological conditioned reflex behavior, just like seeing a star you like on TV advertising a certain product, you will also feel good about that product.”

"Shut up, William Bradley, you are not a history expert, let alone a psychologist, you are not qualified to dissect me."

"People who are poked at a weak point usually behave like this—" William's collar was pulled up: "Hey, do you start fighting without saying hello?"

"Anyway, we also have a lot of fighting scenes in the film, how about feeling it in advance?" Brad Pitt took off his jacket, revealing the tight sleeveless T-shirt underneath, and his very strong figure.

William took his tie out of the other party's hand, untied it, and threw it aside: "No problem, since we still can't reach an agreement in the end, a fight is indeed the best solution. However, how about raising the bet? ?”

"If you win, do I have to read these papers?"

"Yes."

"What if you lose?"

"I don't think this can happen." William unexpectedly punched Pete in the jaw, and after a blunt sound, he saw him fall backwards on his back: "Because I'm really good at fighting." He put on a boxing posture Posture said.

But before Brad Pitt fell completely, he hooked William's calf with his right foot and pulled hard: "That's not necessarily—"

……

Just finished enjoying a cup of mellow coffee, the energetic David Fincher and others walked towards the set while chatting.

'Will and Brad should have finished talking, right?I don't know what the result of their communication is, should all problems be solved, and the atmosphere is peaceful and happy? ' David Fincher thought optimistically, but when he approached the set that was set up yesterday, he let out a cry of shock: "What the hell happened?" William Bradley and Brad Pitt They actually started fighting!The fight did not follow the script at all!

The cameraman hasn't figured out the situation: "Do I need to turn on the camera?"

"Damn you! They're really fighting!" David Finch snarled: "Go fight! Everyone!"

……

"We just went to the cinema to see your new movie yesterday, Will, and you did a great job."

"Thank you."

"So what the newspapers said is true. You may get another Oscar nomination this year? Many colleagues in the company think that you are the first actor in the [-]s to be recognized by an Oscar. They asked me about the inside information I really didn't know how to answer at the time. Would you like some more stew, dear?"

"No need, Aunt Maggie." William took a sip of water and replied, "The inside story? I don't know anything about it."

"Then tell me something else, darling, are George Clooney and Juliana Margulies having an affair? Are they secretly dating?"

William had answered enough questions like this tonight, but if he was a little impatient, he didn't show it at all: "I ran into Clooney at a party last month and he brought his girlfriend Celine Paris , it seems that the relationship is still very good."

"Oh really? They've been dating for almost three years, which is a very dangerous number. If Clooney doesn't want to get engaged to her and develop a further relationship, I bet they will score by next year at most -"

"Enough, Maggie, Will's a Hollywood movie star, not a Hollywood entertainment reporter, stop annoying him with your endless curiosity." Widson Brandley said, "Let's change Topic, ever since the Roderick Group and the Trump Group scrambled to release the news that they would renovate Queens, the housing prices there have changed three times a day. You know where I live, dear nephew. In your opinion, that area Is the area in the planning range? Will it be transformed into a commercial center, a park or an office building?" Widson Bradley is a real estate agent.

"I've heard that billionaires are flocking to Silicon Valley, isn't it a hot spot to invest in?" said Lily Bradley, an attorney who specializes in economic cases: "Tech stocks The market is getting hotter, huh?"

"Since Steve Jobs came back, Apple's stock has multiplied several times in the past year, and Amazon, and I seem to read in the Wall Street Journal that you have a lot of equity in both companies ? Ah, there seems to be Microsoft, what an extraordinary investment vision, Will, just like your father had... cough, exactly like your father." Harold Bradley, he is a doctor, but a physician The salary of a surgeon is always not as high as that of a surgeon, and he has a wife who spends extra money: "Oracle has had a really hard time the past few years. Look at one of Larry Ellison's mistakes in decision-making that made the company almost Companies that can compete with Microsoft are so far behind, but after all, its foundation is still there. Now that Oracle’s stock price is so low, there is a lot of room for appreciation in the future, right? Or, will it never recover?”

'Maybe it was a mistake for me to come back to Kansas, maybe I should listen to Amon and invite Arthur to Los Angeles for Christmas. ' thought William.Back in Kansas on this day, when Arthur Bradley opened the door to greet him, he gave him a strangling hug and several loving slaps on the back that almost Making William scream as each blow landed right on the scars from his fight with Brad Pitt (who, it's worth noting, didn't make Pete feel better at all) has been this affectionate pattern for William for a long time It’s been a while, and he even felt a little uncomfortable, but when he got to the dinner table, he realized that what made people feel even more uncomfortable was not Arthur Bradley’s hearty and simple Midwesterners, but his hypocritical hypocrisy Intimacy, and utilitarian talk.Like now.

"You guys are enough! This is a Christmas family gathering, not Wall Street, Wedson, Lily, Harold and everyone else, if I hear you guys talking about money and stocks at the dinner table again, Just get the hell out of my house!" Arthur Bradley gently placed a large plate of delicious roast chicken in the middle of the dining table, but his tone was very severe and full of majesty, which did not match his usual image of kindness and humor, so The people around the conference table immediately fell silent.

"Oh my God!" Maggie Bradley, who was sitting facing the window, suddenly yelled in shock.

Arthur Bradley frowned, looking like he wanted to drive her out of the table, but the next second, like everyone else, he was attracted by the sudden loud roar from outside the window.

Everyone looked out the window, and a flashing red dot was gradually approaching with louder and louder roars, until it finally stopped at a place about tens of meters away from the farmhouse. If it was daytime, they would definitely be able to see the surrounding wilderness The withered and yellow plants were blown to the surroundings by the huge wind force created by the helicopter propeller.

"A helicopter?"

"Why is there a helicopter here?"

"Is someone here?"

Arthur Bradley looked at the only person in the room who might know what happened: "Will, did you invite any friends here?"

William shook his head, he also didn't know anything about it.

With a little light from the window, they could see a ladder sliding down from the helicopter hatch, and then a person climbed down from it, wrapped up the windbreaker in the huge wind, and walked towards the farmhouse step by step Come.

When the man came within reach of the light, everyone in the room recognized him.

"Lance Roderick!" Lily Bradley screamed, her voice could be called harsh.

And William stood up from the chair all at once.