Seeing Eric's appearance that might erupt at any time, Arnon Carpenter didn't stay any longer, put down a business card with simple contact information, and said, "Mr. Williams, anytime, as long as you want to talk Let's talk, just make this call."
After finishing the last sentence, Arnon Carpenter got up and left. Eric threw the business card into the trash can casually, got up and went to the study, took out the recorder in his pocket and pressed the play button, and there was a conversation between two people. Afterwards, he took out the video tape he had just engraved from a machine with a monitor in the study, turned on the video recorder, inserted the tape in, and pressed the play button.
The picture of Arnold Carpenter sitting facing the camera appeared on the TV screen. The clear picture quality made Arnold Carpenter's every move clearly visible. From the flapping of the lips, one can roughly distinguish what the other party is saying.
The time for the video tape was not long, and it was finished soon. Eric put the recording pen and the video tape together in the safe and locked them, and he breathed a sigh of relief. At least, he would not fall into the completely helpless situation of Michael Jackson in his previous life. Excuse yourself from the predicament of justifying it.
It’s funny to say, under normal circumstances, few people will install cameras in their own homes, but who told this villa to be built +≥ according to the mansion of Iron Man in memory.
Since it is an imitation, these small details cannot be forgotten. Not only the living room, but many places in the manor have cameras connected to his study. As long as Eric wants to, sitting in the study, he can know what's going on in any part of the whole manor.
Unexpectedly, on a whim at that time, he got a harvest that is very important to him today.
January 1, 1990, New Year's Day.
Jeffrey returned to Los Angeles after ten o'clock in the morning. He was accompanied by Chris Hansen. Chris has resigned from Morgan Stanley. During this time, he has been preparing for Eric's investment company. Hearing what Eric said from his father, Chris was worried and followed him to Los Angeles.
After knowing the details of the incident, the three people not only failed to discuss any solution, but found that Firefly had encountered many difficult problems, but neither Jeffrey nor Chris had ever mentioned the idea of asking Eric to compromise with those people. In the end, it was agreed that we would see each other again depending on the situation.
New Year's Day seems to have passed without a hitch. But like the last calm before the storm.
On January 2, Eric got up early in the morning and asked his servant to fetch today's newspaper. The headline on the front page of the "Los Angeles Metropolis Daily" came into view with the headline in bold and black.
"Eric Williams: Hollywood's Most Fake Playboy."
"Heh, you don't show mercy at all," Eric glanced at the photos on the front page, and the photos of him and several women appeared on it.
And the content of the text of the article is even more outrageous, distorting Eric's romantic affairs of chasing beautiful women on a large scale, and portraying him as an actress who can't get a role from him without giving up his body shameless.
Read several other newspapers. Although the relatively well-known "Los Angeles Times" did not have these news, but similar reports appeared in many newspapers on the next page.
Since the end of the big studio era. After the Hollywood film industry becomes more and more sound, those so-called unspoken rules no longer have the soil to survive. Stars are no longer members of the big studio without personal freedom.
But this does not mean that the unspoken rules have disappeared, but that all of this has been put on the bright side.
In Hollywood, if an actor wants to climb all the way, without any background support, he can only give his body. Therefore, many years later, an American magazine listed dozens of secrets of success on how to become a star. The first one is: No matter you are a man or a woman, or what your sexual orientation is, if you want to be a star, you must always Be ready to offer sexual services to someone who can open the way for your career.
Of course, although this kind of thing is very common in Hollywood, most people silently abide by these rules and don't break them. Occasionally there are a few unwilling 'rebels', and they can hardly make a big wave.
Of course, the public is not ignorant of the situation in the Hollywood circle, but what they can see has always been the most gorgeous and sunny side of Hollywood, so most Hollywood stars have a very positive image in the public mind. Also happy to indulge in this glitz.
But today, someone suddenly distorted the rumors between the great Hollywood director Eric Williams and many actresses, and publicized it with great fanfare. Eric has undoubtedly become a "rebel" against Hollywood rules passively. Therefore, after reading these articles, Eric's image in the public mind must have plummeted.
Within hours of the new day's newspaper publication, Eric's mansion in Malibu was surrounded by paparazzi who heard the news. Eric originally planned to go out, but seeing this situation, he could only stay in the manor obediently.
…
In a small villa in Beverly Hills, Aniston was waving the newspaper in his hand and yelling at Nicole who was sitting at the dining table, "Why, why, I regard you as a good friend, but you hooked up with me?"丨Introduce my boyfriend, you are a bitch, Drew is also a bitch, and Julia Roberts, and... "
The little 丨 girl read a series of names on the newspaper with excitement, then tore the newspaper to pieces and threw it at Nicole: "You are all bitches, I have had enough!"
Nicole took out the scraps of paper that flew into her collar with a calm expression, and then said: "You said we are all bitches, so what are you, if not Eric, you can get the heroine of "Friends" role, can you have the fame you have now?"
Aniston froze for a moment, then said, "I'm his girlfriend!"
"So what?" Nicole raised her head and said casually, "Even if you are married, so what?"
"You..." The little girl pointed at Nicole, gritted her teeth, and returned to her bedroom bitterly. Hurrah stuffed his things into a simple suitcase. Pulled out. Slapped a check in front of Nicole: "This is my rent. From today onwards, I have nothing to do with you."
"Oh," Nicole picked up the check and looked at it, then folded it, and stuffed it coquettishly into the bra on her chest in front of Aniston, and even cast a charming look at Aniston: "I'll take the extra money you give as a tip."
"Bichi!" He cursed again. Aniston pulled the suitcase and walked out.
Nicole watched the door of the living room bang loudly, picked up a scrap of newspaper scattered on the dining table and spread it out to read the contents, and murmured: "What an idiot, he didn't even think that bastard was in trouble. If you can see it, you will know that you are jealous."
…
Aniston stuffed the suitcase into her car, and just opened the gate of the courtyard, before getting into the car, she was surrounded by several paparazzi.
"Miss Aniston, what do you think of today's newspaper?"
"Jennifer, are you going to break up with Mr. Williams?"
"Miss Aniston. You live with Miss Nicole Kidman, does that mean you have been clear about the matter between her and Eric Williams?"
"..."
Hear buzzing around. Aniston pushed away a recorder in front of her irritably, and shouted: "Get out, I have nothing to do with Eric Williams from now on, don't bother me anymore. "
The reporters were even more excited when they faced Aniston's gaffe. This is what they wanted. If the person concerned showed a calm appearance, they would definitely not be able to extract more explosive news from it.
"Jenny, are you going to be on Friends again?"
"Miss Aniston, are you sure you just said that you want to break up with Eric Williams?"
"Jenny..."
Aniston pushed away the crowd with a cold face, got into the car, and slowly drove the car onto the road, only to get rid of the paparazzi and wander around the streets of Los Angeles a few times aimlessly. The mobile phone rang and connected. Afterwards, hearing her father's voice, Xiao Niu slowly parked the car on the side of the road, and finally cried aggrievedly into the microphone.
…
"We are now reporting live at the entrance of Eric Williams' manor in the sharp corner of Malibu. Since the day before yesterday, the scandal between Eric Williams and many actresses has suddenly erupted, but so far more than For 72 hours, the gate of the manor has been closed, and Eric Williams has not come forward to make any clarification."
A woman in a small blue suit was holding a microphone, standing outside the crowd of reporters and speaking to the camera. Behind her was the background of the closed gate of the manor. Although three full days have passed, the turmoil in the newspapers still has no momentum to calm down. Therefore, the number of reporters at the gate of the manor has not only not decreased, but has continued to increase. At least more than one hundred people have gathered at the moment.
"Affected by the Eric Williams scandal, this week, the box office of the five films that Firefly is showing have been affected to varying degrees. Among them, "Sleepless in Seattle" was the most severely affected by the scandal. The next week's box office The drop exceeded 40%, and only 17 million U.S. dollars in the box office. The other three films, "Small Island", "Home Alone 2" and "Steel Magnolia" also fell more than expected. "Scent of a Woman" because There is no large-scale release, and the impact is the least. According to the data released by relevant statistical agencies, due to the impact of the Eric Williams scandal, the total box office loss suffered by the five films may exceed 100 million US dollars.”
"Drew Barrymore, Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman, and Virginia Madsen, who were implicated in the Eric Williams scandal, are all in a state of silence at present. We have no way of knowing whether any statement was made by any of them. As for whether the other party has been warned by some forces, we have no way of knowing. On the day the scandal broke out, Jennifer Aniston, Eric Williams's public girlfriend, announced that he and Eric Williams broke up. And the copyright of "Friends" starring Jennifer Aniston is completely owned by Firefly. After the couple turned against each other, there is also a huge suspense about the starring lineup of the second season of "Friends."
"The famous model Li Zimmerman, who had an excellent performance in "Home Alone 2", publicly stated in an interview with the "Manhattan Morning Post" reporter that Eric Williams is a very gentle and considerate man. Many newspapers The attack on the young director is utter slander. So far, this is the only actress in Eric Williams's defense in several of Eric's films."
In the Malibu mansion, Eric sat motionless on the sofa, watching the rolling broadcast of his news on the TV not far away. The coffee table in front of him and the floor were covered with various newspapers.
Drew was holding a small tray with a few exquisite meals on it, and carefully approached Eric: "Eric, do you want something to eat?"
Eric's eyes, which were fixed on the TV, moved, and then he turned his head to look out the window. There were still a few pieces of 'garbage' floating on the blue sea. At some point, the sky had darkened again.
"Put it there, I'll eat it later."
Drew obediently put the tray in front of him on the coffee table, tidied up the scattered newspapers, and then carefully approached Eric. After getting along with Eric for a long time, the girl can keenly understand Eric. Any slight mood changes. Now, she felt that Eric was very angry, the kind of anger that could explode at any time. Although she knew that Eric would definitely not vent her anger on herself, the girl still became timid.
After quietly sitting beside Eric for a while, Xiao Nizi said, "Eric, why don't I find a woman?"
"Huh?" Eric looked at the girl suspiciously.
"I think, I think, you may need to vent a bit." Drew said in a dull tone.
Eric smiled bitterly: "Who are you looking for, you still think it's not messy enough now."
"Or..." Xiao Nizi slowly shrunk down and knelt on the floor, crawled to Eric's leg and reached out to untie Eric's belt.
Eric stopped Drew's movement, touched Xiao Nizi's furry bun, and forced a smile: "Well, I'm really not in the mood now."
When Drew heard Eric say this, he stopped moving, but still lay beside Eric's leg, rubbed his face against Eric's thigh and said: "Eric, no matter what they do, I will always be your."
"You misunderstood, Drew. Actually, I called to keep them from speaking. In this case, it is the best choice for them not to speak."
"Well," Drew snorted obediently. At this time, everything Eric said was right. (To be continued..)