After bickering like a child, Eric heard that another best photography award was announced in the hall, followed by best director and best film, so he said to Judy: "I guess you must not have thought of it tonight." What is the right bet, let's think about it slowly, we should go outside."
Jodie Foster nodded with a smile, and just stood up with Eric, in the crowd at the exit of the stage that had just awarded the best photography, a tall girl walked towards the two with a smile, but it was Brooke Shields, whom Eric hadn't seen for a long time, was one of the presenters of the Best Photography Awards just now.
"I'm looking for you, then I'll go first," Judy winked at Eric, nodded with Brooke Shields, and left first. To be honest, Judy's height is just close to 160cm. Although she doesn't care about these things, facing Brooke Shields who is already 180cm tall and wearing high heels, the pressure is still quite high, so she doesn't want to stay longer.
"Good evening, Eric," Brooke Shields smiled and hugged Eric gently, then looked at Judy's leaving figure, and said, "I see you are here, come over to say hello , won't bother you?"
"Of course not, we were just chatting," Eric shook his head, pointed to the sofa next to him, and the two sat down again.
Eric is not the kind of person who is too keen on socializing, and the status gap between the two is getting bigger and bigger. After filming "Dark War", Eric has not changed since he met Brooke Shields a few times. Second-rate.
This encounter is not a coincidence. The reason why Brooke Shields is the guest of honor for the best photography tonight is to promote the upcoming "Ace Powers 2" in the Easter schedule. She is the heroine of "Ace Powers 2".
The core guests of the Oscar awards ceremony are usually the two to three hundred people sitting in the center, more than half of them are award nominees, and a small number of stars are special guests or award presenters. These stars appear at the Oscar awards ceremony The purpose is usually not too pure. If you pay a little attention, you can find that they basically all have new films released this year. Brooke Shields is a typical guest of the latter kind.
In the final analysis, Oscar is an economic activity full of interests.
After the "Dark War" that year, Brooke Shields took on several movies in a row, and her career became a little popular, but her qualifications were limited after all, and in the past few years it has begun to be tepid. When it comes to characters, they are almost all sexy vases.
Since entering the backstage for the awards not long ago, Brooke Shields noticed Eric and Judy sitting here chatting. After awarding the awards, Brooke Shields, who noticed that the two still hadn't left, couldn't help but leaned over to say hello to Eric.
However, sitting in front of Eric at this time, although she didn't feel any alienation and coldness from the man in front of her with an indifferent temperament and a warm smile, Brooke Shields still realized that Eric Williams at this time He is no longer the young director who just became a blockbuster in Hollywood. He is already the one who stands at the top of the Hollywood pyramid and looks down on all beings.
Eric admired Brooke Shields' exquisite water-blue evening dress, and felt that she didn't seem to know what to say for a while, so she took the initiative to find a topic and said thoughtfully: "You are beautiful tonight, this dress is Which brand is it?"
"Thank you," Eric took the initiative to speak, Brooke Shields breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "This is Givenchy's 1997 spring and summer haute couture."
"Oh, but I can't recognize these, and I don't know how those guests and hosts can call out the brand of dresses on you at a glance. Is there any trick?"
"Yes," Brooke Shields gradually relaxed, and when she heard Eric's question, her expression was a little more playful, and she said, "Just arrange the lines with them in advance."
"..."
Eric was a little speechless, but he understood why the guests at the awards ceremony could say lines like 'Your little Prada dress is so beautiful' so smoothly. This is obviously an advertisement. Eric's rise in Hollywood is too fast, and he is a director, so he left the scope of cooperation with well-known brands early, so he only knows the 'secret' of it until now.
"Hehe," Brooke Shields chuckled a few times, and began to actively find topics, saying, "Eric, what were you talking about with Miss Foster just now?"
Eric heard that the result of the best director had been read out in the hall, so he simply gave up and went outside, spread his hands, and said, "We made a bet just now, and I lost."
Brooke Shields asked curiously: "What are you betting on?"
"Since it's here, of course it's the result of the Oscars."
"No, I mean," Brooke Shields gesticulated indiscriminately, feeling a little guilty, but still asked, "What's your, um, bet?"
Feeling the girl's curious gaze, Eric's expression moved, and he said, "Do you really want to know?"
Brooke Shields noticed the malicious smile at the corner of Eric's mouth, her heart beat a few times, but she nodded with some anticipation.
Eric let it go, and then threw up his hands: "That's the problem. I forgot to make a bet with Judy. Now, I've lost a 'blank check' to her."
This is obviously not some of the answers that Brooke Shields imagined, but Eric's answer surprised her even more, her beautiful eyes widened a lot, with an obvious envious tone: "Wow."
In the hall, Anthony Minghella, who won the best director with "The English Patient" without any suspense, has finished his acceptance speech. Eric looked at Brooke Shields' envious expression, and his tone was somewhat bewitching: " So, it's going to be the best picture soon, do you want to take a gamble?"
Brooke Shields' eyes brightened, but she was not an outsider who knew nothing about Oscar, and said, "But, the result is already obvious now."
"The greater the risk, the greater the reward. Hey, I bet that the best picture is "The English Patient". Do you want to bet on other films to be a hit, 'blank check' Oh, I rarely give anyone such a promise of."
Brooke Shields heard that the award presenter for the best picture had already started to speak, but because it took less than two seconds, she asked, "Eric, what if I lose?"
Eric laughed: "Of course I want a 'blank check' too, that's fair."
"It's not fair at all, your chances of winning are too great."
"Do you think the odds of winning a $5 million lottery are as good as a $5 lottery?"
"Then," after hesitating for a moment, Brooke Shields nodded decisively when she heard that the introduction of the best picture had begun, "Alright then, I'll bet."
After saying this, the awards ceremony entered the final moment. Brooke Shields turned her head slightly and turned her attention to the outer hall. Eric took a chocolate candy from the plate on the coffee table and leaned on it in a relaxed manner. On the back of the sofa chair.
"Although there are four films that will unfortunately lose the selection, it is undeniable that they are absolutely excellent films, so let's see who will be the last lucky one tonight," Francis Ford Coppola said faintly. There was a pause, and his voice sounded again: "The Oscar will go to, "The English Patient", Saul Zaentz, congratulations."
The applause rang out, and the low expectations were shattered in an instant. Brooke Xiaosi's eyes flickered, and she didn't know what to think about.
Eric stood up directly and said, "Come with me."
"Ah?" Brooke Shields was stunned immediately. Is it necessary to be so direct
However, before she could tell whether she didn't want to refuse or didn't dare to refuse, Brooke Shields involuntarily stood up from the sofa, followed Eric and took a few steps outside, and then she summoned up the courage to whisper Said: "Eric, we, are we going to the "Vanity Fair" party?"
Eric shook his head: "No, I'm tired and plan to go home early."
Countless reporters are waiting outside the Holy Citizen Auditorium, hoping to interview tonight's winners for the first time. It is the most lively moment when the show is over, but Eric didn't join in the fun, walked out of the auditorium, and directly brought Watching Brooke Shields get into a luxury car and drive away.
The black Rolls-Royce merged into the nighttime traffic in Los Angeles, which was not considered crowded. Eric looked at Brooke Shields, who was like a little sheep being held down by a beast, and said with a smile: "Okay, it's just Just kidding with you, I just told the driver to take a detour from the art center, and I can let you down then."
Brooke Shields froze for a moment, and looked out the car window.
The Rolls-Royce is heading north, which happens to be at the Beverly Center for the Arts, where tonight's Vanity Fair party is taking place. If Eric was planning to go straight back to Malibu, he would be on the 10 Freeway heading west in Los Angeles.
Just now I felt that Eric was going to take her home directly. Although there was not much resistance in my heart, Brooke Shields still felt very uncomfortable. But at this time, she was a little worried about gains and losses: "Eric, you don't plan to go home directly, do you?"
Eric shook his head: "No, I really plan to go home early and rest."
"Then," pinching the bag in her hand again, Brooke Xiaosi hesitated a few times before whispering: "Then, maybe we don't need to make a detour."
More than half an hour later, Sharp Point Manor.
Following Eric into the Shell Villa, under the bright lights, Brooke Shields looked at the somewhat exaggerated circular hall as big as a museum, and couldn't help saying: "This place is really big, but, um..."
Eric took Brooke Shields to the reception area on the west side of the glass curtain wall, motioned her to sit down casually, went to the small bar and stole twice the juice, walked back and handed Brooke Shields a glass, Asked: "But what?"
"It's too big here, and it's too empty." Brooke Shields took the juice from Eric and said, "Eric, don't you feel this way?"
Eric shook his head: "No, I like a spacious residence, as if it is too small, I would feel very uncomfortable instead, well, this may be a psychological shadow from the past."
Brooke Shields took a small sip of the juice, but became curious again: "Do you still have psychological shadows?"
"Well, I think everyone should have a little psychological shadow, don't you?"
Brooke Shields thought for a while, and seemed to think of something, but she just smiled and shook her head, put down the cup, gently adjusted the dress on her body, looked around, hesitated, and said: "Eric, I, Can you find a set of clothes for me to change into, I have to return this dress tomorrow."
"It shouldn't be a problem for you to wear my clothes, right?" Eric nodded, stood up and said, "Come with me."
Brooke Shields got up, but noticed that Eric did not go upstairs, but walked towards the entrance of the open-air swimming pool to the west.
"Eric, what are we doing here?" Brooke Shields looked around, and couldn't help but walked towards the guardrail outside the swimming pool, lying on the railing and looking at the dark sea in front of the night.
Eric also walked over with Brooke Shields, and said: "There are my clothes in the dressing room at the back, you can pick them out yourself, um, or, do you want to swim? There are also swimsuits inside, and I can give them to you." Change to warm water here."
"Hehe, okay," Brooke Shields nodded, but did not leave immediately, pointing to the short cliff at the two's feet, and said, "Eric, aren't you afraid that someone will climb up from here?"
"I'm afraid, and, more than once, people have climbed up from here," Eric nodded, and said, "However, they didn't succeed."
"Why?"
Eric didn't answer immediately, but pointed down: "Look carefully."
Brooke Shields probed down, but due to the light, her feet were dark, and she didn't find any special place.
Eric also looked down following Brooke Shields' eyes, but also couldn't see anything, so he took the initiative to explain: "There are alarms and cameras below, and someone is approaching here, even if it is diving from the sea surface. , will be discovered soon.”
"Oh," Brooke Shields nodded, and after hearing Eric's explanation, she didn't delve into the question any further. This kind of security question is actually very private, and the question was too detailed, as if she was trying to plot something wrong. Naturally, she would not have such thoughts, but she also knew that it was better to avoid suspicion: "Then, I'm going to change clothes."
Eric looked at the back of Brooke Shields walking towards the dressing room, and suddenly remembered a thought a long time ago. This woman's body and face are perfect. If she puts on a mermaid tail and puts it in the swimming pool, This kind of picture is very beautiful when you think about it.
In Los Angeles in March, although it is not cold at night, it is definitely not warm. With these thoughts in mind, Eric also left the railing, walked to the console of the swimming pool, and began to operate and adjust the water temperature in the swimming pool. (To be continued.)