madnovel Chapter 98 Julie's Backstab?
Chapter 98 Julie's Backstab?
Chapter 100 Julie's Backstab?
Several pairs of eyes fell on Harris.
Harris said slowly, "Jeffrey, do you remember what you told me at the beginning of the month?"
"Which matter?"
"The matter of Richard Gere provoking you."
"Uh, yes, that's right. I think Norton reminded me."
"I asked around, and the source is indeed Richard Gere. He mentioned it at the London premiere of 'The Goose Pond Report' at the end of last month. However, he didn't specifically target you at the time. He just said that young people these days are not mature at all, chaotic and self-righteous. He said that you've written two novels and think you can become a director just because you've read a few books on film theory? Filmmaking isn't a marathon on paper; you'll definitely lose a lot of money in the end."
"Uh, yes, you seem to have told me that."
"At the time, we didn't pay any attention to it and thought it was just private banter."
Those present at the time, besides him and his wife Cindy Crawford, included the main cast and crew as well as executives from the British film industry.
But I didn't expect him to be so hostile towards you.
This morning I contacted some old friends, and they said that since Richard Gere returned to Hollywood from England, he has made several public smear campaigns in different settings. This time, the Los Angeles Times intervened at a party for "Crossroads" last weekend. Julia Roberts, Gary Marshall (director of Pretty Woman), Lolita Davidovitch, and Andy Garcia were all present, which drew Barbara Demick's attention.
You may not know Barbara, but she is very unfriendly to Chinese people and people of Chinese descent.
It's said that he wasn't respected while eating at a Chinese restaurant—just kidding, anyway, this person is a bit of a jerk.
She and Richard Gere were very familiar with each other, so Richard Gere had no reservations and told many jokes about you—
That's roughly the idea.
I didn't even have a chance to tell you before you arrived.
Xu Shengjie scratched his head and looked at Danny Airo.
Danny shrugged and said, "Don't worry, it won't affect our filming."
However, this public opinion must be dispelled as soon as possible, otherwise it will affect our morale.
"But what if Richard Gere keeps making these kinds of statements?"
Theron raised a question.
"Are we supposed to explain ourselves every time he slanders us? That would be too passive."
"This is indeed a problem."
"Wait a moment."
Xu Shengjie interrupted their discussion, walked to his desk, and picked up the phone.
"Justin, what are you doing?"
"Uh, I just woke up. Last night, my senior brother dragged me out drinking, and we didn't stop until midnight."
"Get up immediately and go to my house."
There's a red file folder on the right side of my desk. Bring it to me immediately. I'm at Vanessa's studio on Broadway, right away, immediately.
After saying that, he hung up the phone without waiting to see if Zhang Ping'an was awake or not.
"There's no need to clarify. Rumors spread easily, but debunking them is exhausting. If we get flustered over such a small amount of public opinion, we'll just be debunking rumors every day, and then we won't be able to make movies anymore. What I mean is, let's ignore it and just do our own thing."
Once "Run Lola Run" is released, all the slander and rumors will disappear.
However, Sally is right —
We can't be so passive. We need to cause Richard Gere some trouble so he won't have time to look for me, and then I can focus on filming.
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"Why are you causing him trouble?"
Danny Airo frowned. "There are plenty of people in Hollywood who want to mess with him, but none of them have succeeded."
He has an average reputation in the industry, but he is indeed very careful. We all know he's a slut, but we have no proof.
I heard that Sylvester and Tom Hanks, Tom Hanks, both wanted to cause him trouble —
In June of this year, he had a violent altercation with Stallone at Elton John's private estate, nearly killing Stallone. He called Stallone an "Italian stallion," and Stallone has been trying to find fault with him ever since, without success.
"Is that so?"
"Yes."
"Why? Why did Richard Gere yell at Sylvester Stallone?"
Harris interjected, "Because Princess Diana and Sylvester interacted quite frequently, Richard Gere failed to strike up a conversation with her several times, so he lost face and went to cause trouble for Sylvester, only to get beaten up by Stallone."
Back in July, he had repeatedly humiliated and mocked Sylvester in the newspapers.
Theron, Edward, and Zhou Wenqiong looked at each other in bewilderment.
Is it really that amazing?
Is this how the entertainment industry works?
Do you resort to slander at the slightest disagreement?
A little surprised, after all, the celebrities these old-timers were talking about seemed completely different from what they knew; yet also a little excited, ready to gossip—these insider details were not something they, as newcomers, were qualified to inquire about.
About half an hour later, Zhang Ping'an ran into the office, panting.
"What's the rush?" I sped off on my motorcycle.
Broadway is jammed right now!
As he spoke, he handed Xu Shengjie a red file folder.
Xu Shengjie didn't waste any time. He opened the file folder, which contained several reports and a stack of photos.
"This is dirt on Richard Gere that I had someone get for me."
"what?"
Harris and Danny Airo immediately perked up and hurriedly got up to take the photos and reports.
The report contains a list of Richard Gere's activities in the United States since June.
The date, time, and location are clearly stated.
Each event is followed by a number that corresponds to the number on the photo.
These photos, along with the report, were purchased by Xu Shengjie from Joseph for $100,000.
In Joseph's words: Countless people in Hollywood want to kill Richard Gere; he even went after the good-natured Tom Hanks. It's only because Hanks didn't hold a grudge, otherwise he would have been killed long ago! However, the capital behind this guy is indeed powerful; a lot of dirt on him has been suppressed. I obtained this material through some channels—
Is your film and television industry really that chaotic?
James Huang's recommendation was indeed brilliant.
No one else could have done this, which shows that Joseph is indeed incredibly capable.
If he could afford to hire someone, or if Xu Shengjie didn't dare to hire someone, he would really want to find this guy and make him his slave.
"I've worked with him several times, and I'd like to find out more about him, but—"
James Huang once told Xu Shengjie, "To this day, I don't even know if he is a man or a woman, or if he is old or young."
A mysterious guy!
However, such people are not uncommon in Europe and America; they are commonly known as intelligence donors.
"Where did you get this dirt on me?"
Danny Airo, holding a photo, was furious. "That bitch, she deserves to die!"
He actually did that kind of thing with Uma Thurman in the swimming pool—"
In the photo, Richard Gere and Uma Thurman are soaking by the pool. He is on top of Uma Thurman, and judging from Uma Thurman's expression, they are doing something intimate.
"You like Mira Baby, and she's hooking up with Uma Thurman, why are you so angry?"
"But I love Joan too!"
Joan is the character played by Uma Thurman in "June Flower".
At this time, Pulp Fiction had not yet been released, otherwise Danny would have definitely said that he liked Mia, who is the mob boss's lover played by Uma Thurman in the movie.
Xu Shengjie also likes it quite a bit!
In the original timeline, Richard Gere and Uma Thurman had a scandal in late 94, but it eventually fizzled out due to a lack of evidence.
But most people guess it's true.
Because the following year, Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere divorced.
I suspect that's one of the factors involved.
It now appears that the rumor was true—the great Hollywood guy, the good husband, actually cheated on his wife.
"Danny, you're disgusting."
Theron couldn't help but spit, his face turning bright red.
This photo could be published directly on the cover of SQ magazine.
"Wow, he abused Cindy?"
Zhou Wenqiong, also holding a photo, said in surprise.
The photos in her hand included one of Richard Gere slapping Cindy, and another of Cindy wearing sunglasses with bruises still visible on her face.
Harris looked at the reports and photos and couldn't help but laugh.
"He's dead!"
"It's not that easy. He's still a top-tier Hollywood star. It's not that easy to crush him."
If these photos were in China, anyone who touched them would be doomed.
Of course, there may be exceptions —
But in the United States, it's really not a big deal; at most, it might affect Richard Gere's reputation and cause his popularity with audiences to decline.
Harris laughed and said, "Killing him is definitely out of the question, but making him overwhelmed and unable to attend to everything is not a big problem."
Besides, is our goal to kill him? No! Our goal is to keep him from bothering us anymore.
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Harris said, waving the photo in his hand.
"These photos and these reports are enough!"
"Get ready!"
"I'll contact Janet Maslin, the New York Times' chief film critic, focusing on Hollywood and independent films. I'm sure she'll be interested in these photos—she fucking hates Richard Gere."