Chapter 69: Just Dessert

Milo squeezed very hard this time, as if all five fingers were completely sunk into that fullness.

And he held it for a very long time, until Lei Shidong's eyes swept over it, and then he reluctantly let go.

Nicole Kidman breathed a sigh of relief, but didn't dare to leave. She just leaned close to Zeta-Jones' ear and whispered to her.

Although Nicole's heart seemed to be in her throat just now, she really did not feel any guilt towards Tom Cruise.

She was worried, but she was also worried about being discovered by others.

I am worried that it will be exposed, which may lead to a series of troublesome follow-up events.

When Lei Shidong saw Milo's actions, he looked surprised for a moment and then glanced towards Tom Cruise secretly.

Seeing that the latter had no reaction at all, he probably didn't see it.

The old man smiled inwardly and thought, what could Tom do even if he saw it?

This is the truth about Hollywood, or any fame and fortune in the world.

Replace Milo with him, or with Murdoch.

Then replace Tom with another equally famous Tom, or other Hollywood A-list star.

These stars would be shocked if they saw their girlfriends or wives being treated like this by people like Milo or Redstone.

The vast majority of them would secretly resent it in their hearts, but even if they saw it, they would pretend not to see it.

What else can I do?

Did he get angry right then and there? Don't be silly, that's a normal man's reaction.

Not a normal Hollywood male star’s reaction.

Most of them, in the end, just choose to divorce or break up with their wives or girlfriends, and then remarry/find a new one.

A beautiful woman can’t stay eighteen years old forever, but there will always be beautiful women who are eighteen years old.

Women are like clothes.

There is no such saying in Europe and the United States, but there are similar views.

Unless the woman is someone with connections and family background, and represents the interests of both parties, she is not considered clothes.

That's the bond.

By the third weekend after its release, Angels & Demons had dropped to $32 million.

But compared to the number of cinemas which has also been reduced to 2,500, this number is still considered good.

The total North American box office also climbed to 160 million US dollars.

This undoubtedly disappointed many people who were not optimistic about the movie.

Some guys who have no manners can't help but say a few sour words.

Unfortunately, it cannot affect the good situation of "Angels and Demons".

Many movie fans said that this is an exciting movie.

"The Lord is perfect, but the old believers are the best at misinterpreting the Lord's voice. The Church is definitely not perfect. No movie has ever dared to shoot it this way before, but now it has! So I think "Angels and Demons" is very real!"

A fan said this excitedly in an interview after watching the movie.

Before being interviewed, the fan claimed that he was a devout Lutheran.

He is a Danish American.

Lutheranism was founded in Germany in 1529 and is the earliest Protestant Christian denomination.

In many academic articles on religion, scholars often use the general term Lutheranism to refer to the entire Protestantism. This is Lutheranism in a broad sense.

In a narrow sense, Lutheranism has its believers mainly distributed in the five Nordic countries.

As for the biggest characteristic of Lutheranism, it particularly likes to attack Catholicism and especially the Vatican.

Of course, some believers are dissatisfied: "I admit that this is a good movie. But it obviously smears the Vatican. People who are inspired by God will never smear the Vatican!"

Obviously, this person should be a Catholic among the believers.

55.6% of the U.S. population are Protestants, which are various denominations derived from Lutheranism.

There are far fewer Catholics, and they are not as devout as those in Europe and South America. Many of their customs also tend to be Protestant.

Even though "Angels and Demons" is somewhat suspected of smearing the Vatican.

But after all, it's just a suspicion.

Except for a few fanatical believers who are dissatisfied, Lutherans generally appreciate it very much.

No matter what, even as the Oscars approached and major media began to hype up the golden statue, "Angels and Demons" still attracted a lot of attention in early 1996.

Milo, who created all this, enjoyed a dessert at the halftime celebration party and then returned to work.

Frankly speaking, Nicole Kidman is a woman with great ambition and strong action, and because of Tom Cruise, she is very good at dealing with the world of fame and fortune. She is not a woman who is easy to control.

But Milo just treated her as dessert, and enjoyed it at the most delicious moment of her life.

But dessert is just dessert after all. Although delicious, it cannot replace the main meal... nor can it become the main meal.

So it's okay to try it occasionally.

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Of course, Milo certainly won't eat for nothing, as he does have a movie on his hands that's perfect for Nicole Kidman.

Paladin Films has now established a screenwriter review department.

In addition to putting in the script that Milo had already written and registered.

Wendy also recruited a large number of screenwriters for movies and TV series.

This is aimed at becoming bigger and stronger.

Milo doesn't write scripts much anymore, but he will hand over some of the script outlines he "created" to the company's editorial department.

Milo found that it was much more efficient to let them do the expansion.

So he remembered that recently there was a film script for which he wrote the outline and the editors in the editorial department refined it.

As the year approaches, it is picked out by Milo as a project to be shot this year or next.

Moulin Rouge is based on a 1940 French film and a 1953 American film.

After the release of the new script of "Red Cube", it was nominated for the Best Picture at the 74th Academy Awards in the original time and space, and also won the Golden Globe Award in the same year.

It was with this movie that Nicole Kidman was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress five years later, making her a second-tier female star in Hollywood.

It's a perfect opportunity for her to perform.

Milo remembered that the film was quite profitable, and seemed to be the third most profitable musical film in Hollywood history.

The first place is "Chicago".

And this kind of music and song and dance movie, as long as it is well made.

They often only account for around 20% of box office revenue.

The bulk of the profits are still in the videotapes and DVDs that follow.

Although the investment cost is often high, the returns are also high as long as the company does not fail.

So this film was chosen by Minogue as one of the films that Paladin Films will shoot this year and next.

Originally, he wanted Zeta-Jones, who had been with him the longest and was the most obedient, to be the female lead.

But later he got involved with Nicole Kidman, the original female lead.

He thought that Zeta-Jones had already filmed "Angels and Demons" and "Shakespeare in Love", and would most likely continue to play the leading role in "The Da Vinci Code" in the future.

She has neither the time nor the need to be the heroine of Moulin Rouge.

Jolie and Blanchett are not suitable, and Monica - Milo wants to train her to be his capable secretary in every sense.

Why not just let the original heroine, Nicole Kidman, play the role.

(End of this chapter)