America: Child stars start with The Shining

The stunt coordinator stood aside, stunned for several seconds. He suddenly felt that all these years of hard work had been for nothing, that a little kid could actually handle the stunt scenes.

The young actors who had been standing around just moments before all ran towards Xia Er.

"Ciel, how did you do that?! Teach us, please!"

"You're amazing! You just flew over that steep slope in a flash!"

As soon as Charles parked the car, he was surrounded by a group of children.

He looked at the group of chattering children and for a moment found himself unable to join the conversation.

Jennifer also ran over quickly. At this point, the young actors' conversation became increasingly outrageous, and they had already veered into the topic of him being possessed by aliens.

Spielberg also walked over and said:

"Well done, Charles."

"I originally just wanted you to try it out briefly, but I didn't expect you to give us such a pleasant surprise."

Following that, Charles filmed a few more close-up shots, all of which were completed in one take without any mistakes.

After he finished filming, the stunt coordinator raved about him.

At first, he was worried that the child was just acting on a whim, and if he actually rode the bicycle and accidentally fell, all the plans for the day would be disrupted.

The results now appear to be fantastic.

"Ciel, would you be interested in joining our stunt team?"

The stunt coordinator suddenly asked a question, and Ciel was taken aback.

Back then, Bruce Lee followed this same path in Hollywood.

He started by working as a martial arts instructor for some films and got to know some Hollywood stars who were interested in kung fu before he gradually built up his reputation.

However, Charles only thought about it briefly before suppressing the idea and politely declining the offer.

The path Bruce Lee took was clearly not a viable one for him, who was a child star.

Soon, all the footage for today was shot.

It took less time than expected, thanks to Ciel's excellent performance, which made filming these special effects scenes so easy.

......

the next day.

During this period, "The Shining" performed exceptionally well in theaters, and its final box office is expected to exceed 40 million US dollars, far surpassing Paramount's "Friday the 13th".

It's said that Warner Music has already started celebrating with champagne.

After all, they originally had a chance to get the domestic distribution rights for "Friday the 13th," but Paramount snatched them away in the end.

Now, The Shining's performance has undoubtedly given Warner Bros. a good thrashing and also given Paramount a slap in the face.

As for Kubrick, he was also extremely busy during this period.

He wasn't busy with publicity; instead, he was adjusting the editing of the overseas release version.

After all, censorship standards vary from region to region, especially for horror films, which face vastly different censorship standards in different markets.

Of course, even with "The Shining's" impressive box office numbers, it still couldn't steal the spotlight from that other film in the same period...

Star Wars: V - The Empire Strikes Back

It has only been a month since its release, and it has already broken records with a weekly box office of nearly 20 million US dollars.

Furthermore, its global box office is rapidly approaching $100 million, and the final box office figure is expected to exceed $400 million.

This is absolutely the undisputed box office champion of the year.

It's fair to say that with only half the year gone, Star Wars has already killed the race, leaving almost no suspense for other films.

In this era, the Star Wars series was a box office killer, and Lucas made a fortune from it.

The sheer volume of movie merchandise sales alone brought his production company a considerable share of the profits.

This is a true blockbuster; its release caused a major earthquake in the entire film market.

Charles looked at the newspaper report and couldn't help but sigh.

Unfortunately, given his current situation, it's unlikely he'll have the opportunity to get involved and share in the profits.

Ovitz, who was sitting across the table, had just finished a phone call and looked up at him, saying:

"Hey, Reagan hasn't replied yet, but there's some other good news."

"The recently released movie 'Urban Cowboy' is very popular among young people and seems to have started a trend of denim clothing. Coincidentally, Calvin Klein wanted to take the opportunity to shoot a set of photos of GG, and they approached you."

Charles paused for a moment:

"CK? Why are they suddenly getting into the children's clothing business?"

CK, a company that initially made its name by making women's coats, seems to be shifting its focus to denim apparel recently.

The main reason is that LEE successfully pioneered the women's denim market a few years ago with good results, and now CK also wants to get a piece of the pie.

Of course, in later generations, people's impression of CK may still come more from its underwear.

Moreover, in Xia Er's memory, their GG marketing style has always been very bold, and they like to push the boundaries...

Thinking of this, he frowned, instinctively wanting to politely decline the offer to collaborate with this guy.

The next second, Ovitz spoke first:

"Uh, don't worry, this time they're shooting a proper men's film, and it's aimed at the children's clothing market. They don't dare to go too far, after all, the customers in the children's clothing market are usually more conservative parents."

"Furthermore, Charles, it's essential for you to establish connections with these fashion brands and participate in their promotional activities. It will greatly benefit your personal image."

Ovitz is indeed right about that.

Hollywood stars love to work with fashion brands and magazines, since these things represent the trendsetters of fashion.

Ovitz seemed to suddenly remember something and said:

"By the way, I heard they also contacted Brooke Shields this time, but I don't know if she will agree."

Charles was taken aback.

Brooke Shields?

This is another child star who was ruined by her own mother, just like Drew Barrymore.

She got into Hollywood simply because her mother wanted to be a "star mom," which is outrageous.

Moreover, Brooke Shields' path to fame was completely opposite to that of Jodie Foster.

In 1978, she became a well-known child star in the United States because of certain scenes in the movie "Pretty Woman".

With the release of "The Island" in June, Brooke Shields is riding high and very popular among young people, so it's no wonder that CK approached her.

only......

Charles's expression immediately became even stranger.

If he remembers correctly, the GG jeans that Brooke Shields collaborated on with Calvin Klein and was subsequently suspended for investigation was filmed this year, right?

Of course, this is nothing, it actually made CK even more popular.

(An illustration should be included here, but the author is too shy to include it. You'll have to find it yourselves :D)

So, he's going to have sex with Brooke Shields, the famous adult film star?

Wow...