hollywood melon man

Los Angeles, which has always been dry and rainy, suddenly had a rare drizzle, and the whole city was shrouded in continuous rain.

Looking at the gloomy sky and drizzle, David Ellison was not in a very good mood.

He was exhausted from his recent spat with J.J. Abrams, and the media were like sharks smelling blood.

This cast a shadow on the release of "John Carter". Before the release, a large number of media outlets continued to exaggerate the failure, and the quarrel between J.J. Abrams and David Ellison made the main creators in a bad mood.

Despite this, David Ellison still held the premiere for John Carter.

But looking at the rainy weather and the bleak red carpet guests, David Ellison had a vague sense of foreboding.

In the press interview area below, a reporter from the Los Angeles Times was talking with his colleagues.

"This dismal premiere is far worse than the Avengers premiere three weeks ago."

"It can't be helped, because the director of The Avengers was Gilbert Jr. And the director of John Carter, J.J. Abrams, didn't even show up."

"David Ellison doesn't look very happy!"

“It would be a miracle if anyone could look happy after seeing this scene.”

As they were talking, there was a commotion at the end of the red carpet, and someone shouted:
"Director Gilbert Jr. is here, and he's brought Anne Hathaway with him."

The reporters looked towards the end of the red carpet and saw that Gilbert Jr. was wearing a white shirt, casual pants and sneakers, while Anne was wearing a T-shirt and denim hot pants. The two of them appeared on the red carpet like a couple shopping.

With the appearance of these two people, the originally dull red carpet suddenly became lively.

"Little Gilbert, look this way, look this way."

"Ms. Hathaway, could you please pose?"

"Please cooperate with us and let us take a photo."

The reporters were too lazy to use their cameras, but now they wanted to press the shutters to pieces. No one expected that little Gilbert would appear in such a way on such an occasion.

David Ellison was already in a bad mood, and when he saw little Gilbert's face, he felt even worse.

But little Gilbert came over with a smile, and David Ellison had to force a smile.

"David, I heard that your new movie is having its premiere here. Jacqueline and I were shopping right now, so we came to show our support. I guess you won't object to my welcome?"

The enthusiastic smile on little Gilbert's face, coupled with the sweet smile of Anne Hathaway next to him, makes people hate him no matter how they look at it.

But David Ellison had to welcome him: "Of course, of course. It's my honor to have you here."

The three of them took a group photo in front of the camera. David Ellison leaned against Gilbert Jr., and his whole body was stiff. He swore that if there weren't so many reporters and fans watching, he would definitely pull out his gun.

Veteran entertainment reporters are of course aware of the conflict between Gilbert Jr. and David Ellison. Gilbert Jr.'s fans even gave David Ellison a nickname, "the longest-lived villain."

Although David Ellison would not admit it, it is true that he is quite strong.

"Looking at Mr. David Ellison's expression, I'm really afraid he might suddenly shoot Director Gilbert Jr." a reporter said to his colleague.

The colleague took photos and joked: "If there is a real shooting, the press will explode and we will become rich."

"Not only the press, but the whole world was shocked."

The two men were a little excited when they thought about the scene, and the reporters were afraid that the world would not be in chaos. Since David Ellison didn't dare to pull out his gun, the two men could fight.

But unfortunately, David Ellison restrained himself well.

As for little Gilbert, as we all know, he is a smiling tiger. He is best at pretending to be nice and gentle on the surface, but stabbing someone in the back.

This time the media is crazy about David Ellison and J.J. Abrams, and it is hard to say that Gilbert Jr. is not involved behind this. After taking the photo, Gilbert Jr. and Anne Hathaway went to the VIP room for a short rest, where Michael Ovitz and Mel Gibson were entertaining guests.

"Michael, long time no see, how are you? How are your family?"

Michael Ovitz is an old hand after all, so he was able to control himself: "Thanks to you, my two sons are doing well, and my daughter is married."

"Really? I heard that you recently had a grandson. This is the gift I prepared. It's not a big deal."

Little Gilbert asked Anne Hathaway to present the gift, and Michael Ovitz accepted it without hesitation: "Then I thank you on behalf of Eric. Come visit us when you are free!"

"Okay, I'll go when I have time."

Gilbert Jr. turned to look at Mel Gibson, who was glaring at him: "Hi, Mel, long time no see, you look good."

Mel Gibson gritted his teeth. If it were him in the past, he would have thrown a left hook at this moment. But he held back at this moment because so many people were watching.

"I heard that your new movie will be released in November, and it tells the story of Columbus."

Gilbert looked like he felt very sorry. "Chris's new movie is also scheduled to be released in that time period, and it stars Scarlett. I wonder who will win."

Mel Gibson snorted coldly: "You'd better pray that Christopher Nolan, your subordinate, doesn't go home crying to his mother."

"Mel."

Michael Ovitz stopped Mel Gibson from continuing his verbal attack and turned to Gilbert Jr. and said, "For Eric's sake, please don't provoke Mel."

"Fine!"

Little Gilbert nodded, and did not continue arguing with Mel Gibson. He found a place to rest and waited for the premiere to begin.

Not far away, Rachel McAdams greeted Gilbert Jr. in a subtle way. She didn't expect Gilbert Jr. to come. She was not prepared at all to meet him in this occasion.

Rachel McAdams quickly found a bathroom to touch up her makeup and look her best to leave a good impression on little Gilbert.

Anne Hathaway was puzzled: "Normally when we attend premieres, there are so many people trying to curry favor with us, why don't these people come?"

"Jacqueline, please don't make things difficult for them. They don't want to do that!"

Anyone who can attend the premiere has some connection with David Ellison and Michael Ovitz. Who in Hollywood doesn't know about their conflicts? What will David Ellison think if he comes to say hello at this time?
It didn't take long for the premiere to begin.

The scale of the premiere was nothing compared to the grandeur of the Avengers premiere, and it even felt a bit lifeless. If Gilbert Jr. hadn't come, this premiere could only be described as lackluster.

During the subsequent movie viewing session, Gilbert Jr. could hear the audience in the back row chatting from time to time, and their attention was not on the movie at all.

This movie also seems to have failed to keep the audience's attention firmly fixed on the big screen, because the content of the film is too melodramatic, boring and dull.

The so-called grand scene actually looks mediocre in effect.

North American audiences, who have experienced the baptism of special effects blockbusters, are somewhat immune to large-scale special effects. Unless there is epoch-making technology like "Avatar", it will be difficult to amaze the audience.

After watching the film, little Gilbert clapped along with the audience, but felt relieved.

There is no way a movie like this could be successful in the summer season, and even changing the director and the male and female leads would not make the slightest difference.

It can even be said that the film is worse.

"It looks like we have secured our third consecutive weekly box office win."

Little Gilbert said this to Anne Hathaway. (End of this chapter)